Scientists in the Classroom
The Cold War Reconstruction of American Science Education
Rudolph, John L.
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In response to Soviet advances in science and engineering education, the countrys top scientists with the support of the federal government in 1956 launched an unprecedented program to reform pre-college science education in the United States. Drawing on a wide range of archival material, John Rudolph traces the origins of two of the leading projects in this movement in high school physics and biology. Rudolph describes how the scientists directing these projects drew on their wartime experiences in weapons development and defense consultation to guide their foray into the field of education and he reveals how the broader social and political conditions of the 1950s Cold War America fundamentally shaped the nature of the course materials they eventually produced.
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John L. Rudolph''s compact, well-researched volume brings to light the intriguing history....
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ISBN: 0312295715
ISBN(13-digit): 9780312295714
Copyright: 2002
Dewey Decimal: 507/.1/0730904
Library of Congress: 2001058508
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): 0.65
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