Science Education and Citizenship

Fairs, Clubs, and Talent Searches for American Youth, 1918–1958

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History, Modern
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Author: S. Terzian ISBN: 9781137031877
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: December 28, 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: S. Terzian
ISBN: 9781137031877
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: December 28, 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

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.

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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.

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