This thesis presents a critical discourse analysis of the February 19, 2008 meeting of Florida's State Board of Education in which Florida's Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science were adopted. The role of various discourses that were evidenced in the discussion of the topic of biological evolution was evaluated and the impact of these discourses on the adoption process was assessed to determine which discourses were relevant in the board's final decision. / A Thesis submitted to the School of Teacher Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Summer Semester, 2009. / April 30, 2009. / Discourses, Science, Education, Policy, Discourse, Analysis, Biological, Evolution, Florida, Science, Standards / Includes bibliographical references. / Sherry A. Southerland, Professor Directing Thesis; Paul Cottle, Committee Member; Victor Sampson, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_181130 |
| Contributors | King, Lance E. (authoraut), Southerland, Sherry A. (professor directing thesis), Cottle, Paul (committee member), Sampson, Victor (committee member), School of Teacher Education (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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