Scientists in the Classroom: The Cold War Reconstruction of American Science Education

by John L. Rudolph

Book Overview

During the 1950s, leading American scientists embarked on an unprecedented project to remake high school science education. Dissatisfaction with the 'soft' school curriculum of the time advocated by the professional education establishment, and concern over the growing technological sophistication of the Soviet Union, led government officials to encourage a handful of elite research scientists, fresh from their World War II successes, to revitalize...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312295715
• ISBN13: 9780312295714
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"