Religious outlook and students’ attitudes towards school science

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ID20503705
AuthorsRavinder Koul (0000-0002-0135-3946, Penn State University, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume27
Issue3
Pages251-267
Publication date2006-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Beliefs and Values (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1361-7672 • E-ISSN: 1469-9362
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13617670601000936
OpenAlexW2166378551
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited27

Science and religion both describe the way things are, and both refer to the source of authority behind ‘truth’. Personal beliefs about science and religion can affect attitudes towards science and the learning of science. This paper reports the results of two exploratory studies: a qualitative study and a quantitative survey study on the interactions between scientific and religious ideas, particularly the influence of descriptive and authoritarian beliefs on attitudinal differences among academic and social groups of high school students from a Hindu Himalayan region of India. These beliefs are not domain dependent and are less likely to be affected by an increased emphasis on the nature of science in school curriculum

Authoritarianism · Curriculum · Democracy · Exploratory research · Hinduism · Nature of Science · Pedagogy · Political science · Science education · Social science · Sociology · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Law · Psychology · Religious studies · Science Education and Pedagogy · Social Psychology

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