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Americans who lack a college education show the. least certainty about Evolution. As a result of the publics lack of deep and detailed knowledge of these ...

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Evolution and Creationism In Public Education: An Indepth Reading Of Public Opinion Results Of A Comprehensive National SurvePage 1Evolution and Creationism In Public Education:An Indepth Reading Of Public OpinionResults Of A Comprehensive National SurveyPrepared For:People For the American Way Foundationwww.pfaw.orgPrepared By:DYG Inc.March 2000Page 2People For the American Way Foundation2DYG Inc.Table Of ContentsPageExecutive Summary................................... .......................................... ......3Background And Objectives .......................................... ............................8Methodology.. .......................................... .......................................... ......10Main FindingsTeaching Evolution/Creationism In Public Schools .............................12Can Evolution And God CoExist?.................................. .....................20Public Expresses A Preference For A National Approach...................22Public Rejects Kansas Decision .......................................... ................25Creationism: How Well Understood?............................... ...................31Evolution: How Well Understood and Accepted? ...............................36Certainty and Intensity................................. ........................................43 The Post Modernism Influence................................. ...........................47AppendicesSam ple Profile................................... .......................................... .........50Regional Breaks.................................... .......................................... .....53Page 3People For the American Way Foundation3DYG Inc.Executive SummaryPage 4People For the American Way Foundation4DYG Inc.Executive SummaryBackgroundFor decades there has been an ongoing debate in the United Statesregarding how public schools can best teach about the origins anddevelopment of human beings. Teaching scientific theories on this topicwithout chall ...

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