Why dissection? : animal use in education / Lynette A. Hart, Mary W. Wood, and Benjamin L. Hart.
- Hart, Lynette A.
- Date:
- 2008
- Books
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Publication/Creation
Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Physical description
xii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-216) and index.
Contents
Today's biology classroom crisis -- Early history of dissection: controversy and advances -- Controversy in the development of science education and dissection -- The context for dissection: educational testing -- National versus state educational standards: whither dissection? -- Legislation and regulations related to using animals and dissection in teaching -- Empowering teachers to find substitutes for dissection -- Students and the culture of dissection -- The animals used in teaching -- New teaching resources in the computer age -- Locating teaching resources and research literature on alternatives.
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Location Status Medical CollectionHV4712 2008H37wOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9780313323904
- 0313323909