Technological Revolution?

The Politics of School Science and Technology in England and Wales Since 1945
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-46792-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 1985, this is a study in the politics of the school curriculum. It explores the efforts which had been made since 1945 to adapt school science in England and Wales to the needs and opportunities of the so-called ‘technological revolution’. These endeavours had been strongly influenced by changing social and political concerns at the national level, and were stimulated by a continuing debate about the nature of the relationships between science and technology at the time. The book examines the role of science teaching associations and the post-war secondary technical schools in curriculum change, and assesses the importance not only of such agencies as the DES, the Schools Council and the Manpower Services Commission but also of interest groups related to industry, engineering and professional science. The changing situation since the opening of the Great Debate on education in 1976 is described in detail. The book also considers the impact and significance of recent curriculum initiatives and examines the prospects for future reform. Today it can be read in its historical context.

Zielgruppe

Adult education, General, and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

McCulloch, Gary

Jenkins, Edgar

Layton, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Curricula: Planung und Entwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Two Cultures? 3. Guardians of Science 4. The Alternative Road 5. Science and Politics 6. Royal Patron of Engineering 7. The Nuffield Foundation Science Teaching Project 8. Engineering Among the Schools 9. Projects in Technology 10. The Schools Science and Technology Committee 11. The Great Debate 12. Conclusions. Bibliography. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Gary McCulloch

Edgar Jenkins taught chemistry in schools before joining the Univeristy of Leeds where he became Head of the School of Education and Professor of Science Education. He has worked for a variety of national and international organisations and written numerous papers and several books including Inarticulate Science and The Struggle to Establish Science in Schools in England and Wales.

David Layton