On 30 April 2011 Mike Palij wrote:
>As teachers, researchers, and psychologists, we need to focus on
>the use of facts, valid modes of argumentation, and critical analysis
>even if powerful forces in society avoid their use.
>http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/dont-stop-believing/?nl=
Some subscribers to TIPS and TeachEdPsych might be interested in
discussion-list post "Physics Education Research - Not Widely Known
in Higher Education #2"[Hake (2011b)].
The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Physics Education Research
For those who are concerned with how critical thinking (or the lack of it)
affects society, an opinion piece in the NY Times on why birtherism and
its offshoots won't die; see:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/dont-stop-believing/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1
As teachers, researcher
>>> "Helweg-Larsen, Marie" 04/28/11 11:51 AM wrote:
...Science denial today is considerably more prominent on the political
right-once you survey climate and related environmental issues,
anti-evolutionism, attacks on reproductive health science by the Christian
right, and stem-cell and biome
