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Evolution Korea The economic crisis which swept Asia led to a major rethinking of the old system of government and business alliances, as well as public management of risk. In Korea this meant a shift in the model of development. In a controversial move South Korea's government has requested textbook publishers to ignore calls to remove examples of evolution in science books for high school students. This includes the evidence for the evolution of horses and the avian ancestral Archaeopteryx. 1. Evolution and Religion A South Korean creationist group has pushed textbook publishers to eliminate evidence of evolution from high-school science texts. The Society for Textbook Revise, an independent branch of the Korea Association for Creation Research which aims to rid biology textbooks of “atheist materialism,” was behind the move. The STR claims that such materialistic thinking creates a negative picture for students and leads to their eventual loss of faith. Scientists around the globe expressed concerns when the STR campaign made headlines. Jae Choe, evolutionary biologist at Ewha Womans University, Seoul and wrote a letter to Nature's editor that South Korea had succumbed to religious prejudice. His colleagues backed him from all over the country, who formed a group called Evolution Korea to organize an anti-textbook petition. Some researchers are concerned that the STR will spread to other parts around the globe, where creationism has been growing. The letter to Nature warned of the anti-evolutionist campaign putting pressure on textbook revisions, particularly in countries with large Christian and Muslim populations. The South Korean culture is especially strong in the evolution debate. 26 percent of the country's citizens are members of one of the religious groups and the majority of them practice Christianity or Buddhism. Many Koreans also follow Ch'ondogyo, the philosophy based on Confucian principles, which emphasizes social harmony, individual self-cultivation and self-respect. Ch'ondogyo teaches the human being is one with Hanulnim, the God of Sun and that heavenly blessings are possible through the good works of one's. All of this has made creationism a fertile field. Numerous studies have found that students with religious backgrounds to be more hesitant to learn about evolution as compared to those who do not. The underlying causes are not clear. Students who are religious may be less familiar with scientific theories, making them more susceptible to creationists and their influence. Another reason could be that students who have religious backgrounds are more likely to view evolution as an atheistic idea, which may make them less comfortable with it. 2. Evolution and Science In recent times the scientific community has been concerned about anti-evolution efforts in schools. A survey in 2009 revealed that 40% of Americans believed that biological evolution was a myth and that it could conflict with their religious beliefs. Many scientists believe that, despite the popularity of creationism, the best way to combat this movement is to educate the public about the evidence for evolution. Scientists are accountable to teach their students science including the theory of evolution. They should also educate the public on the process of scientific research and how knowledge is verified. They should also explain how scientific theories are frequently challenged and revised. However, misunderstandings regarding the nature of scientific research frequently fuel anti-evolution beliefs. For example, some people are able to confuse the term “theory” with the normal meaning of the word – a hunch or a guess. However, in science theories are thoroughly tested and verified using evidence. A theory that is repeatedly tested and observed becomes a scientific principal. The debate over the evolutionary theory provides a great occasion to discuss the importance of the scientific method and its limitations. It is important to understand that science is not able to answer questions about the purpose of life or meaning, but instead offers a way for living things to grow and change. A well-rounded education must include exposure to all major fields of science including evolutionary biology. This is especially important since the jobs people are employed in and the decisions they make require a understanding of how science functions. The majority of scientists around the world accept that humans have evolved over time. A recent study that predicted the adults' opinions of the consensus on this issue found that those who had higher levels of education and science knowledge were more likely to believe that there is a broad agreement among scientists about human evolution. Those with more religious faith but less science knowledge tend to be more divided. It is essential that educators insist on the importance of knowing the general consensus on this issue, so that people have a solid foundation for making informed decisions about their health care, energy use and other issues of policy. 3. Evolution and Culture A close cousin to mainstream evolutionary theory, cultural evolution explores the many ways that humans and other species learn from and with each other. Researchers in this field use elaborate tools and investigative models adapted from evolutionary theorists and go back to the prehistoric human to find the origins of culture. This method also acknowledges the difference between traits that are cultural and biological. Cultural traits can be acquired gradually while biological traits are mostly inherited simultaneously (in sexual species at fertilization). In the end, the acquisition of one characteristic can affect the development of another. In Korea the introduction of Western styles in the late nineteenth and early 20th century was the result of an elaborate sequence of events. One of the most important was the arrival in Korea of Japanese occupation forces that introduced Western hairstyles and clothes. Then, when 에볼루션 바카라 무료체험 left Korea in the 1930s, a portion of those trends began to reverse. By the end of World War II, Korea was once again united, this time under the rule of the Choson dynasty. Today, Korea is a vibrant economic and political power. Despite the recent financial crisis, Korea's economy has been growing at a steady pace over the last decade. It is expected to keep this trend going in the future. The current administration is faced with a variety of challenges. The government's inability to formulate a coherent plan to tackle the current economic crisis is one the biggest challenges. The crisis has exposed shortcomings of the country's economic policies, including its excessive dependence on foreign investment and exports that may not be sustainable in the long run. Since the financial crisis has destroyed the confidence of investors, the government needs to rethink its economic strategy and look for alternatives to increase domestic demand. It also needs to reform the incentive, monitoring, and disciplining systems that are currently in place to create the stability of the financial system. This chapter offers a number of scenarios of how the Korean economy might develop after the crisis. 4. Evolution and Education The challenge for evolution educators lies in how to teach evolutionary concepts that are appropriate for various ages and stages of development. Teachers must, for example be aware of the diversity of religions within their classrooms and create an environment where students of both religious and secular beliefs are at ease. Moreover, teachers need to understand common misconceptions about evolution and how to confront these in their classrooms. Additionally, teachers should be able to access a range of resources to teach evolution and be able locate them quickly. In this context the Thinking Evolutionarily Convocation was a crucial step in bringing evolutionary scientists and educators from a range of sectors to discuss the best methods for teaching evolution. Attendees included representatives of scientific societies, educational researchers, officials of government funding agencies as well as curriculum developers. The convergence of different stakeholders helped identify some common guidelines that will serve as the foundation for future actions. A key recommendation is that the subject of evolution should be included in every science curriculum at every level. National Science Education Standards (NRC) that call for the integration of evolution across all life sciences with a progression that is developmentally appropriate, are one way to accomplish this goal. Furthermore, a new publication from the NRC offers guidelines for schools on how to integrate evolution into the science curriculum. A number of studies have demonstrated that a more thorough teaching of evolution is linked to higher levels of student understanding and belief in the concept of evolution. It is difficult to determine the causal effects of evolution in the classroom because school curricula do not change randomly and are dependent on the timing of state boards of education and gubernatorial election. To overcome this limitation I utilize a longitudinal data set that lets me control for fixed state and year effects as well as individual-level variations in teacher beliefs about the evolution of their curriculum. Another significant finding is that teachers who are more comfortable with teaching evolution report having fewer personal barriers to teaching it. This is in line with the notion that faculty who are more confident are less likely to be hesitant about evolution-related topics in the classroom. They may also be more inclined to employ strategies like a reconciliatory method which is used to increase undergraduate students' acceptance of evolution.