Southern Evolution
A Strozier Faculty Lecture Series conversation with Dr. Amanda Glaze-Crampes
Evolution has long been shrouded in controversy, from its earliest days to the present. Perhaps nowhere has the struggle to understand and teach this scientific theory been felt more strongly than in the American South, where culture, faith, and politics often collide. What is the state of scientific literacy in our modern day? Dr. Amanda Glaze, assistant professor of science education, joins Leigh for a follow-up conversation to her Strozier faculty lecture, presented to the wider community as a WRUU and Georgia Southern University collaboration.
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- Part of the Robert I. Strozier Faculty Lecture Series
- “Southern Evolution: Science, Religion, and Culture in the Deep South”
- Amanda Glaze-Crampes
- Abstract The United States faces an unusual problem in science education where the unifying theory in the sciences, evolution, is shrouded in controversy among the public and in the classroom. As a result, the teaching and learning of evolution has been described as “the greatest failure of science education in the 21st century.” The phenomenon is highly visible in the South, where culture, beliefs, and science intersect in politics, classrooms, and at the dinner table. Research in evolution education in the region provides a vibrant lens through which to view how we approach controversial topics in the classroom and in our communities. Dr. Glaze addresses evolution education in the South and across the country, explores our understandings of the public controversy, and discusses ways of communicating science in and out of the classroom to support science literacy for all.
