I am adjunct professor in the Department of Education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil, and coordinator of Diversias – Study Group on Diversity, Education and Controversies. My main research interests are in Education and Science Teaching, with a focus on the teaching of controversial issues, religion, conservatism, human rights, and differences in school contexts. More specifically, I have a large experience on researching about students’ and teachers’ conceptions on evolution and creationism. For the past years, I have been studying the growth of conservative groups over Brazilian education. I have experience with both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches. I have conducted research projects using questionnaires, interviews, focus groups and classroom observation.

Publications:
Teixeira, P. (2019a). Acceptance of the theory of evolution by high school students in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: scientific aspects of evolution and the biblical narrative. International Journal of Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2019.1569283

Teixeira, P. (2019b). Creationists or Evolutionists? In A. W. Oliveira & K. Cook (Eds.), Evolution Education and the Rise of the Creationist Movement in Brazil (p. 47). Lexington Books.

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