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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784967403321

Autore

Hart Lynette A

Titolo

Why dissection? : animal use in education / / Lynette A. Hart, Mary W. Wood, and Benjamin L. Hart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2008

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-281-22470-7

9786611224707

0-313-35150-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 225 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

179/.4

Soggetti

Animal experimentation - Moral and ethical aspects

Biology - Study and teaching

Laboratory animals

Dissection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-216) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

A resource that provides information on alternatives to dissection in biology classes