Science Education and Citizenship: Fairs, Clubs, and Talent Searches for American Youth, 1918-1958

by Sevan Terzian and Sevan G. Terzian

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137528435
• ISBN13: 9781137528438
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"