H. E. Armstrong and the Teaching of Science 1880-1930

Book Overview

Originally published in 1973, this is a selection of the educational writings of H. E. Armstrong, edited with a full introduction by W. H. Brock. Henry Armstrong (1848-1937) was a controversial and energetic publicist for reforms in science teaching and curricula. He was concerned to make teaching at all levels less didactic and authoritarian, more practical and experimental; where possible a student should be prompted by his own curiosity, and should...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521169410
• ISBN13: 9780521169417
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"