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

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.

Author: S. Terzian
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 06/30/2015
Pages: 235
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9781137528438

About the Author
Sevan G. Terzian is Associate Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education, University of Florida, USA.