Scientists in the Classroom

Scientists in the Classroom

Author: J. Rudolph

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2002-05-02

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0230107362

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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 the nations' science curricula. In Scientists in the Classroom , John L. Rudolph argues that the Cold War environment, long neglected in the history of education literature, is crucial to understanding both the reasons for the public acceptance of scientific authority in the field of education and the nature of the curriculum materials that were eventually produced. Drawing on a wealth of previously untapped resources from government and university archives, Rudolph focuses on the National Science Foundation-supported curriculum projects initiated in 1956. What the historical record reveals, according to Rudolph, is that these materials were designed not just to improve American science education, but to advance the professional interest of the American scientific community in the postwar period as well.


Social Sciences and the Government

Social Sciences and the Government

Author: Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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Contributed papers from social science research councils of eleven Asian countries.


Social Sciences in Asia and the Pacific

Social Sciences in Asia and the Pacific

Author: Unesco

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13:

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UNESCO pub. Survey of the social sciences in Asia and Pacific - examines the historical background, the institutional framework of teaching and social research, number of sociologists and their occupational organizations, etc.; considers international cooperation and the role of UNESCO. Bibliography, diagrams, statistical tables.


The ISA Handbook of Diverse Sociological Traditions

The ISA Handbook of Diverse Sociological Traditions

Author: Sujata Patel

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1847874029

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This latest edition to the ISA handbook series actively engages with the many traditions of sociology in the world. Twenty-nine chapters from prominent international contributors discuss, challenge and re-conceptualize the global discipline of sociology; evaluating the diversities within and between sociological traditions of many regions and nation-states. They assess all aspects of the discipline: ideas and theories; scholars and scholarship; practices and traditions; ruptures and continuities through an international perspective. Its goal is to become a text for debating the contours of international sociology.


Public Opinion and Polling around the World [2 volumes]

Public Opinion and Polling around the World [2 volumes]

Author: John G. Geer

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2004-07-21

Total Pages: 908

ISBN-13: 1576079120

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Covering the intricate facets of America's most important democratic tradition, this book serves as an important resource to understand how citizens' views are translated into governmental action. Public Opinion and Polling around the World presents a thorough review of public opinion from its roots in colonial America to its role in today's emerging democracies. More than 100 entries prepared by top scholars examine the 200-year history of public opinion, measurement methodologies with an emphasis on telephone interviews and Internet polls, and key figures like George Gallup and Elmo Roper, who created their own polling systems. An analysis of theories compares schools of thought from the fields of psychology, sociology, and economics and explores how people form opinions. A fascinating snapshot of the public's current views on economic issues, foreign policy, gender, gay rights, and other hot-button topics observes patterns across genders, race, ethnic origins, class, and religion in regions all over the world. Students, academicians, and political observers will discover answers to such questions as, "does public opinion shape the behavior of government?"