UID:
almahu_9947968392602882
Format:
XV, 235 p. 9 illus.
,
online resource.
ISBN:
9781137031877
Series Statement:
Historical Studies in Education
Content:
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.
In:
Springer eBooks
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9781349440894
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1057/9781137031877
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137031877