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Science, Technology, and Society
. Ed(S): Kumar, David D.; Chubin, Daryl E.
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Paperback. Offers a view of STS education, the goals of which include making science and technology literacy available for all Americans, preparing those not bound for college to compete in a science- and technology-oriented global market, and equipping people with information necessary for making decisions concerning the role of science and technology. Editor(s): Kumar, David D.; Chubin, Daryl E. Series: Innovations in Science Education and Technology. Num Pages: 308 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
David D. Kumar and Daryl E. Chubin We live in an information age. Technology abounds: information tech nology, communication technology, learning technology. As a once popular song went, "Something's happening here, but it's just not exactly clear." The world appears to be a smaller, less remote place. We live in it, but we are not necessarily closely tied to it. We lack a satisfactory understanding of it. So we are left with a paradox: In an information age, information alone will neither inform nor improve us as citizens nor our democracy, society, or in stitutions. No, improvement will take some ... Read more
David D. Kumar and Daryl E. Chubin We live in an information age. Technology abounds: information tech nology, communication technology, learning technology. As a once popular song went, "Something's happening here, but it's just not exactly clear." The world appears to be a smaller, less remote place. We live in it, but we are not necessarily closely tied to it. We lack a satisfactory understanding of it. So we are left with a paradox: In an information age, information alone will neither inform nor improve us as citizens nor our democracy, society, or in stitutions. No, improvement will take some ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Series
Innovations in Science Education and Technology
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306461736
SKU
V9780306461736
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