Keywords:
Human evolution-Study and teaching (Higher).
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
This volume serves to integrate the vast literature in the interdisciplinary field of Evolutionary Studies (EvoS), providing clear examples of how evolutionary concepts relate to all facets of life. It features chapters that outline a variety of applications to evolution education, including improved sustainable development, medical practices, and creative and critical thinking skills. Exploring controversies surrounding evolution education, this volume provides a roadmap to asking and answering Darwinian questions across all areas of intellectual inquiry.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (513 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780190624972
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5752389
DDC:
599.9380711
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Darwin's Roadmap to the Curriculum -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- SECTION 1 | EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES IN HIGHER -- Chapter 1 Darwin-Inspired Curricula: The EvoS Revolution in Higher Education -- Chapter 2 Evolutionary Studies in Higher Education: Interdisciplinarity and Student Success Embodied -- Chapter 3 Building an Evolutionary Studies Program at a Small Liberal Arts College -- Chapter 4 The Evolutionary Studies Program: Perspectives from the Flies on the Wall -- SECTION 2 | EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES EMBODIED -- Chapter 5 Extraordinary Claims, Extraordinary Proof -- Chapter 6 Charles Darwin and Selection in Relation to Sex in the Colors of Monkeys -- Chapter 7 The New Human Science: Sound, New Evolutionary Theory Gives Us Ultimate Causal Understanding of Human Origins, Behavior, History, Politics, and Economics -- Chapter 8 Controversies Surrounding Evolutionary Psychology -- Chapter 9 Evolution, Religion, and Other Meaning Systems -- Chapter 10 From Physical Culture to the Primal Life: Evolutionary Health Movements in Historical Context -- Chapter 11 From Genetic Evolution to Engineering Optimization -- SECTION 3 | APPLIED EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES -- Chapter 12 The Role of Evolutionary Studies in Education for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 13 Evolutionary Approaches to Health Issues and Behaviors Across the Life Course -- Chapter 14 Integrating Evolutionary Thinking into Medical Education and Curricula -- Chapter 15 How Evolutionary Studies Enables People to Think Outside the Box -- Chapter 16 The "EvoS Effect": The Influence of Evolutionary Training on Critical Thinking Skills -- Chapter 17 Our Evolutionary Underpinnings: The Past, Present, and Future of Evolution Education in the United States.
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Chapter 18 Reconciling Evolution with a Christian Identity: A Professional Development Workshop to Reduce Anxiety and Enhance Self-Efficacy for Science Teachers -- Chapter 19 The Evolutionary Studies Summer Institute at New Paltz: A High-Impact, Condensed, Interdisciplinary Educational Experience for Teachers -- Chapter 20 Teaching Evolution across the Curriculum: Beyond Campus-Wide Programs -- Index.
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