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Peer reviewedWielert, Jan S. – Journal of Geological Education, 1983
The Almond model of public opinion can be modified to produce an issue-polarization model of the creation-evolution debate. Suggests that the nonattentive public may hold more potential for expanding the ranks of pro-evolution attentives than for expanding the ranks of those favoring creationism. (JN)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Creationism, Evolution, Geology
