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ERIC Number: EJ517387
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-1064
Diderot, the Mechanical Arts, and the Encyclopedia: In Search of the Heritage of Technology Education.
Pannabecker, John R.
Journal of Technology Education, v6 n1 Fall 1994
Presents the historical context of Diderot and how he systematized and represented mechanical arts in two dimensions in order to demonstrate how the development and packaging of technology has influenced today's delivery systems. Addresses four issues: conceptual framework, systematic analysis and description, theory and practice, and technology and society. (SK)
Descriptors: Classification, Educational History, Encyclopedias, Science and Society, Technology Education, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Diderot (Denis); Mechanical Arts
Note: Available on the World Wide Web from http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/jte.html.