The Democratization Of Scientific Knowledge: Why We Should Aim for Universal Technical Literacy, Not More Ph.D.s

Not since the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in the 1950s has so much attention been paid to the state of America's science and technology education system, from elementary to graduate school. Business, .academic, and political leaders are united on the need for action. Among the recent...

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Published in:Education week 2007-02, Vol.26 (22), p.26
Main Author: Bartels, Dennis M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Not since the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in the 1950s has so much attention been paid to the state of America's science and technology education system, from elementary to graduate school. Business, .academic, and political leaders are united on the need for action. Among the recent clarion calls, perhaps none is as well cited as the National Academies' report "Rising Above the Gathering Storm." and none more persuasive than Thomas L. Friedman's best selling book. The World Is Flat.
ISSN:0277-4232
1944-8333