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Looking Back at the Sputnik Era and Its Impact on Science Education
Author(s) -
Wissehr Cathy,
Concan Jim,
Barrow Lloyd H.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
school science and mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1949-8594
pISSN - 0036-6803
DOI - 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2011.00099.x
Subject(s) - science education , relevance (law) , politics , political science , science, technology, society and environment education , sociology , social science , law
In celebration of the recent golden anniversary of the launching of the Soviet satellite, Sputnik I, this paper takes an historical perspectives approach to examine the social, political, and educational climate in the United States leading up to the launch. Ramifications to science education are discussed, and implications are made for the relevance of this event to science education today.