General Education in Science

Published by Harvard University Press 1952

General Education in Science

Edited by: I. Bernard Cohen and Fletcher G. Watson
Preface by: James Bryant Conant

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674283596

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Cohen I. Bernard :

I. Bernard Cohen, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the History of Science, Emeritus, at Harvard University, is one of the founders of the modern study of the history of science.

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General Interest

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
FOREWORD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Science for the Nonscientist
SCIENCE AND THE LAYMAN René J. Dubos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCES Sidney J. French Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
THE ASSIMILATION OF SCIENCE INTO GENERAL EDUCATION Paul B. Sears Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
The Philosophy of Science and the Teaching of Science
THE ROLE OF PHILOSOPHY IN A GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE Edwin C. Kemble Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
WHAT TEACHERS OF GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES IN THE SCIENCES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PHILOSOPHY Philipp Frank Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
The History of Science and the Teaching of Science
THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE I. Bernard Cohen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
THE USE OF HISTORICAL CASES IN SCIENCE TEACHING Leonard K. Nash Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
ACQUIRING A KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE Frederick G. Kflgour Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
The Sciences in a Technical Civilization
APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE AND THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE Philippe Le Corbeiller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
WHAT THE LAYMAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT SCIENCE S. A. Coudsmit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
EDUCATION FOR CITIZENSHIP IN A TECHNICAL CIVILIZATION Edward C. Fuller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
Some Problems in the Teaching of Biology
AN APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF BIOLOGY TO NONSCIENTISTS Edward S. Castle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
THE GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE IN BIOLOGY: LABORATORY WORK AND GENERAL OBJECTIVES George E. Erikson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
The Evaluation Problem
CAN GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES IN THE SCIENCES BE EVALUATED? Henry S. Dyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
WHAT THE INSTRUCTOR CAN DO ABOUT EVALUATION: TECHNIQUES AND EXAMPLES Fletcher G. Watson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205

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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1952
Edition: Reprint 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 18
- Main content: 217
Keywords: Science -- Study and teaching.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674283596

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1952
ISBN: 9780674282988