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ERIC Number: EJ488736
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2680
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Serving Students, Science, or Society? The Secondary School Physics Curriculum in the United States, 1930-65.
Donahue, David M.
History of Education Quarterly, v33 n3 p321-52 Fall 1993
Reviews the reform of secondary school physics in the United States from the 1930s through the mid-1960s. Describes the impact of progressive education, World War II, and the post-Sputnik reforms. Points out differences between past reform efforts and the current Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Government School Relationship, Physics, Politics of Education, Public Policy, Role of Education, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Textbook Content
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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