A Technocratic Vision: The Ideology of School Science Reform in Britain in the 1950s.

McCulloch, Gary

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ERIC Number: EJ384636

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Technocratic Vision: The Ideology of School Science Reform in Britain in the 1950s.

McCulloch, Gary

Social Studies of Science, v18 n4 p703-24 Nov 1988

Explains a technocratic ideology--providing the future leaders of society--as main theme of school science reform. Describes the historical frameworks of interpretation. Discusses the growth and failure of the reform. (YP)

Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, Ideology, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Science Education History, Scientific Literacy, Social Influences, Socioeconomic Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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