Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ429276
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Publication Date: 1990
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Technology, Literacy, and Early Industrial Expansion in the United States.
Stevens, Edward W., Jr.
History of Education Quarterly, v30 n4 p523-44 Win 1990
Traces the historical development of technical literacy through the establishment of technical institutes in the United States. Relates the development of technical learning to the emerging industrial economy. Explains that instruction required literacy and fundamental mathematical skills. Notes scientific literacy was popularized by magazines whereas education reformers called for teaching science and geometry. (NL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Industrial Education, Industrialization, Institutional Research, Instructional Development, Literacy, Mathematics Education, Primary Sources, Science Education, Skilled Workers, Social History, Technology, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Historical Materials
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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