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ERIC Number: EJ616991
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
Charles W. Eliot's Legacy to Science Education.
Rosen, Sidney
Science Teacher, v67 n1 p32-33 Jan 2000
Discusses the impact that Charles Eliot had on the development of science education in America starting in the late 1800s. Describes his involvement in the development of the Harvard list of laboratory experiments suggested for all physics students to have completed nationwide for enrollment in college. (MVL)
Descriptors: Course Content, Physics, Science Curriculum, Science Education History, Science Instruction, Scientists, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Eliot (Charles W)
Note: Special issue: Heading toward the Next Millennium of Science Education: A Look at the Past.