Examining Charles Darwin's (Mis)representation within Science and History Curricula

Autor/in	Bickford, John H.
Titel	Examining Charles Darwin's (Mis)representation within Science and History Curricula
Quelle	In: Journal of Curriculum Studies, 55 (2023) 3, S.290-308 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bickford, John H.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0272
DOI	10.1080/00220272.2023.2211654
Schlagwörter	Evolution; Misconceptions; Science Curriculum; History Instruction; Biology; Racism; Textbooks; Nonfiction; Instructional Materials; Content Analysis; Colonialism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Biologie; Rassismus; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Non-fiction; Nichtfiktionaler Text; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Inhaltsanalyse; Kolonialismus
Abstract	Teaching and learning are grounded on age-appropriate, credible curricular resources, which can be formal (i.e. textbooks) and informal (i.e. trade-books). As Charles Darwin's ideas galvanized biology and racism, this study examined his historical representation within trade-books (e.g. biography, narrative non-fiction, expository, etc.), textbooks (student editions, teacher editions, etc.), and curricular supplements (teacher-facing assessments and lessons; student-facing tests and tasks) published in United States. Through content analysis, I contrasted historians' understandings of Darwin with history-based trade-books' (n = 111) and biology-oriented texts' (n = 132) depictions of Darwin. Misrepresentations abounded. History-based books concealed Darwin's colonialist past and disregarded--or repeated without qualification and context--the racist ideas within his writing. Biology-based texts largely omitted problematic aspects of Darwin's past. These 20th- and 21st-century history trade-books and science texts mirrored the patterns of 19th-century American social studies textbooks' Lost Cause logic and 20th-century science American textbooks' anti-evolution casuistry. Reviewed texts obscured the racist ideas within Darwin's words, actions, and inactions, through both omission and commission. Concerns are raised about who determines how historical and scientific content are included, detailed, and omitted within curricular resources published in different countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01