Perception of brazilian citizens about Darwinism and the (Non) Influence of God in the evolutionary process

dc.contributorUniversidade de Itaúna (UIT)
dc.contributorCollege of Technology Jahu
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.creatorSilva, Heslley Machado
dc.creatorAraújo, Elaine Sandra Nicolini Nabuco de
dc.creatorSilva, Paloma Rodrigues da [UNESP]
dc.date2015-11-03T18:25:23Z
dc.date2015-11-03T18:25:23Z
dc.date2014-01-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-12T07:14:41Z
dc.date.available2023-09-12T07:14:41Z
dc.identifierhttp://www.researchgate.net/publication/275100477_Perception_of_Brazilian_Citizens_about_Darwinism_and_the_(Non)_Influence_of_God_in_the_Evolutionary_Process
dc.identifierInternational Conference On Education And Social Sciences (intcess14), Vols I And Ii. Istanbul: Int Organization Center Acad Research, p. 1554-1563, 2014.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/130358
dc.identifierWOS:000349913300177
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8779666
dc.descriptionThe current context is unique in relation to the teaching of evolution in Brazil and the population's perception of evolution. On the one hand, it is said often about Darwinism in various media, especially due to the relatively recent commemoration of the two hundred years of the birth of Charles Darwin and one hundred and fifty years of the launch of the book The Origin of Species. On the other hand, it is clear, in recent years, a timid movement, more worryingly, in favor of equitable approach of creationist and evolutionist theories in the classroom. This article is a part of a research whose goal is to raise the design that Brazilian respondents have about the Darwinian view (which disregards the divine influence in the evolution of the species). The instrument used for data collection is a questionnaire, type Likert scale, which consists of a series of statements in which respondents must express their degree of agreement or disagreement with each statement. In this study, we present the results of the statement. "The thought of Darwin, which does not consider God as a participant in the process of evolution, is...". Analysis correlated with data on religion and education of the respondents are also held. The results point to a tendency of respondents not to accept the Darwinian view that disregards God's interference in the evolutionary process. The data also show that respondents' choices are influenced by religion and education. The frequency of responses that tend to accept the Darwinian view (which disregards the divine participation in the evolution of the species) is higher among respondents with higher levels of education. Adherents to religions "evangelical" tend to deny this view more often than followers of other religions. Given the potential risks of inserting creationist approaches in school education, it is necessary a discussion of the possible impacts of this rejection of Darwin's thinking (which does not consider God as a participant in the evolutionary process), indicated here, in the teaching of evolution. This work was supported by FAPEMIG.
dc.descriptionUniv Ctr Formiga, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
dc.descriptionUniv Itauna, Itauna, MG, Brazil
dc.descriptionColl Technol Jahu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.descriptionUniv State Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Fac Sci, Bauru, Brazil
dc.descriptionUniv State Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Fac Sci, Bauru, Brazil
dc.format1554-1563
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherInt Organization Center Acad Research
dc.relationInternational Conference On Education And Social Sciences (intcess14), Vols I And Ii
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectDarwinism
dc.subjectEvolution
dc.subjectGod
dc.subjectCreationism
dc.titlePerception of brazilian citizens about Darwinism and the (Non) Influence of God in the evolutionary process
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