| Science Education and Citizenship: Fairs, Clubs, and Talent Searches for American Youth, 1918-1958 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Terzian, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137031867 ISBN-13: 9781137031860 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology - Education | History |
| Dewey: 507.1 |
| Series: Historical Studies in Education |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 235 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Science fairs, clubs, and talent searches are familiar fixtures in American education, yet little is known about why they began and grew in popularity. In Science Education and Citizenship, Sevan G. Terzian traces the civic purposes of these extracurricular programs for youth over four decades in the early to mid-twentieth century. He argues that Americans' mobilization for World War Two reoriented these educational activities from scientific literacy to national defense a shift that persisted in the ensuing atomic age and has left a lasting legacy in American science education. |
