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Book Review: Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion And The Battle For America’S Soul By Edward Humes, Wesley Hickey Dec 2008

Book Review: Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion And The Battle For America’S Soul By Edward Humes, Wesley Hickey

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Monkey Girl reviews the intelligent design movement by reporting on the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial in which Judge John Jones ruled on both the religiosity and scientific merits of an adopted school policy promoting this hypothesis.


Preparation Issues In Educational Leadership, Wesley Hickey, Peggy Gill Sep 2008

Preparation Issues In Educational Leadership, Wesley Hickey, Peggy Gill

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Educational leaders have chosen to belong to one of the most important and influential professions. Not only do educators have an important impact on others, but there is a need to have a practical understanding of instruction, curriculum, and psychology. Leaders in all disciplines often relate to previous educational relationships in discussions about important moments in their lives. These relationships matter, and they provide foundational experiences for each of us.


Separation Of Church And State: Fact Or Fiction?, Wesley Hickey, Peggy Gill, Rebecca Ratliff Fredrickson May 2008

Separation Of Church And State: Fact Or Fiction?, Wesley Hickey, Peggy Gill, Rebecca Ratliff Fredrickson

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Court cases over the past several decades have been consistent in following the constitutional mandates separating religious issues and public education, thus eroding government sponsored activities associated with faith (Irons, 2007). This has created concern in some segments of society that values religious beliefs, and there are political groups that believe public school decline is due in part to a lack of religious instruction (Bergel, 1988). But how separate is church and state in our public schools? Are the legal precedents followed? The purpose of this paper is to look at the public schools' requirements in separating issues of church …


Demographic Trends In Texas Bond Elections, Wesley Hickey, Genie Bingham Linn, Vance Vaughn Jan 2008

Demographic Trends In Texas Bond Elections, Wesley Hickey, Genie Bingham Linn, Vance Vaughn

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

The ability to hold a successful bond election is a vital part of the superintendency in Texas (Bordelon, 2005). Aging facilities, increasing student enrollments, and technological needs exacerbate the need to gain community support for capital improvement projects.