Project akese TU-Dortmund, Department of Biology and Didactics of Biology

International Scientific Conference

Attitudes and Knowledge concerning Evolution and Science in Europe (AKESE)
February 20th, 2009, Max Planck Institute Dortmund

Conference Moderator:

Prof. Dr. Christoph Antweiler, Bonn

09:30 a.m.
Address of Welcome

Prof. Dr. Roger S. Goody
Max-Planck-Institut, Dortmund

Prof. Dr. Walter Grünzweig , Rectorate TU Dortmund

Bernhard Rapkay [view the greeting]
Member of the European Parliament, Dortmund

Conference Opening

09:45 a.m.

Attitudes and Knowledge concerning Evolution and Science in Europe (AKESE)
Prof. Dr. Dittmar Graf, Dortmund (*g)
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The dangers of creationism in education from the perspective of the Council of Europe
Anne Brasseur, Luxembourg (*g)
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Part A - Evolution and Philosophy of Science in an Educated Society

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

How scientific is the evolutionary thought? (*g)
Prof. Dr. Dr. Gerhard Vollmer, Braunschweig
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11:00 a.m. – 11:30 Uhr

Evolutionary theory vs. creationism – a European overview (*g)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Junker, Tübingen
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11:30 a.m. – 12:00 Uhr

Negative attitudes towards science and evolution as a sociopolitical challenge (*g)
Prof. Dr. Werner J. Patzelt, Dresden
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12:00 a.m. – 12:30 Uhr

The scientific concept of modern evolutionary biology (*g)
Prof. Dr. Ralf Sommer, Tübingen
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Part B - Science and Evolution in European Context

14:00 p.m. – 14:30 p.m.

Biology, health, and environmental education for better citizenship
Prof. Dr. Pierre Clement, Lyon
Abstract [Link]

14:30 p.m. – 15:00 Uhr p.m.

Evolution in Austria – searching for traces (g)
Prof. Dr. Günther Pass, Vienna
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15:00 p.m. – 15:30 Uhr p.m.

Evolution and Creationism in school science – a UK perspective
James D. Williams, Sussex
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15:30 p.m. – 16:00 Uhr p.m.

Competence in didactics of evolutionary biology – Scandinavian experiences
Dr. Anita Wallin, Göteborg
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16:00 p.m. – 16:30 Uhr p.m.

Attitudes towards and knowledge about the theory of evolution in Turkey and Germany (g)
Prof. Dr. Haluk Soran, Ankara
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Take a look at the conference schedule PDF: Link

(*g)= Presentation in German