From Lectern to Laboratory
How Science and Technology Changed the Face of America's Colleges
In this well-documented account, W. Nikola-Lisa explores how science and technology changed the face of America's colleges and universities during the nineteenth century, bringing much needed reform to the classical liberal arts curriculum as well as suggesting new approaches to instruction. The author's highly detailed narrative explores the origins of the classical liberal arts curriculum, the rise of mutual education societies, the push to establish independent polytechnic schools, the founding of the first land-grant universities, and, ultimately, through the generosity of wealthy industrialists, the creation of independent schools of sci…
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- ISBN: 978-0-9972524-8-4
- EAN: 9780997252484
- Produktnummer: 32282500
- Verlag: Gyroscope Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 302 S.
- Masse: H22.2 cm x B14.5 cm x D2.1 cm 539 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 539
Über den Autor
W. Nikola-Lisa is professor emeritus at National-Louis University in Chicago, Illinois where he taught in the Graduate School of Education. He is the author of numerous books for a variety of age levels. His books include the award-winning How We Are Smart, an exploration of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, Magic in the Margins, a story about bookmaking in the Middle Ages, and The Men Who Made the Yankees, an homage to one of the greatest baseball franchises in history. For more information visit http://www.nikolabooks.com.
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