Rise, Fall, and Rebirth: History of an Academic Department in the Post- Sputnik Era - Couverture souple

Balinsky, Martin

 
9783639130836: Rise, Fall, and Rebirth: History of an Academic Department in the Post- Sputnik Era
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639130839 ISBN 13 : 9783639130836
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Synopsis

This work is about the stunning and turbulent history of an academic department at a large university during fascinating times in the United States. It traces events that transpired in the science education department at Florida State University, from its humble beginnings in 1958 to its meteoric rise in the wake of the post-Sputnik era (1957-1969) becoming of the top three departments in the nation, to its tragic downfall as the result of a cultural war between those focused on traditional science versus new age educators (1976-1985), and finally to its rebirth and stabilization beginning in the late 1980s. This work illuminates the heady days of the 1960s during a boon in funding for both science and science education, the drop-off in national interest in science and science education in the wake of the successful Apollo 11 moon landing, counter-culture and anti-establishment movements in the 1970¿s, student protests during the Vietnam War, and a legal challenge to the university that ended up in the United States Supreme Court in Washington. All of these events reveal dramatic changes in American society during dynamic times.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This work is about the stunning and turbulent history of an academic department at a large university during fascinating times in the United States. It traces events that transpired in the science education department at Florida State University, from its humble beginnings in 1958 to its meteoric rise in the wake of the post-Sputnik era (1957-1969) becoming of the top three departments in the nation, to its tragic downfall as the result of a cultural war between those focused on traditional science versus new age educators (1976-1985), and finally to its rebirth and stabilization beginning in the late 1980s. This work illuminates the heady days of the 1960s during a boon in funding for both science and science education, the drop-off in national interest in science and science education in the wake of the successful Apollo 11 moon landing, counter-culture and anti-establishment movements in the 1970¿s, student protests during the Vietnam War, and a legal challenge to the university that ended up in the United States Supreme Court in Washington. All of these events reveal dramatic changes in American society during dynamic times.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Martin Balinsky, educational administrator and adjunct professor of earth science, oceanography, and geography in Tallahassee, Florida. Balinsky has also authored the book "Forging an Identity - Negotiating the Cultures of Science and Education" (VDM, 2008).

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639130839
ISBN 13 
9783639130836
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
72
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