Perceptions of Science Education Among African American and White Evangelicals: A Texas Case Study

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dc.citation.journalTitleReview of Religious Research
dc.contributor.authorKorver-Glenn, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorChan, Esther
dc.contributor.authorEcklund, Elaine Howard
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-19T16:10:20Z
dc.date.available2015-02-19T16:10:20Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractEvangelicals have been highlighted at the intersections of religion, science, and education, yet little is known about how evangelicals perceive public science education and how these perceptions compare across racial lines. Here we analyze how African American and white evangelicals view science education through 40 in-depth interviews collected from two evangelical congregations in Texas. Without raising the topic of evolution, we find that African American leaders, white leaders, and white laity engaged in faith-based, evolution-contesting discourse, but African American laity rarely framed science education in faith-based ways. For them, science education was often linked to educational resources or was distant from their lived experiences. Our findings clarify disjuncture and overlap among African American and white evangelicals by exploring perceptions that challenge and affirm the public institution of science education in different ways. Our conclusion stresses the need to examine perceptions of science and education among religious subgroups differentiated along social and historical lines.
dc.identifier.citationKorver-Glenn, Elizabeth, Chan, Esther and Ecklund, Elaine Howard. "Perceptions of Science Education Among African American and White Evangelicals: A Texas Case Study." <i>Review of Religious Research,</i> (2014) Springer: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13644-014-0194-x.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13644-014-0194-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/79034
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by the Religious Research Association, Inc.
dc.subject.keywordevangelicals
dc.subject.keywordscience
dc.subject.keywordeducation
dc.subject.keywordrace
dc.titlePerceptions of Science Education Among African American and White Evangelicals: A Texas Case Study
dc.typeJournal article
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