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1. Empirical Foundations for Technical Literacy: Economic Expansion, Technological Change, and Work
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Alexander M. Bickel
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Empirical Foundations for Technical Literacy: Economic Expansion, Technological Change, and Work 8
- 2. The Content and Pedagogy for Spatial Thinking: Drawings and Models 30
- 3. The Heritage of Natural Philosophy, Mathematics, and Perspective Geometry 50
- 4. Teaching Natural Philosophy 63
- 5. Mathematics Instruction 87
- 6. New Educational Institutions for a New Society: Schools for Mechanics 105
- 7. Science for Women: The Troy Female Seminary 133
- 8. A Precedent for Technological Education: The Rensselaer School 148
- Conclusion 170
- Notes 177
- Index 205
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Empirical Foundations for Technical Literacy: Economic Expansion, Technological Change, and Work 8
- 2. The Content and Pedagogy for Spatial Thinking: Drawings and Models 30
- 3. The Heritage of Natural Philosophy, Mathematics, and Perspective Geometry 50
- 4. Teaching Natural Philosophy 63
- 5. Mathematics Instruction 87
- 6. New Educational Institutions for a New Society: Schools for Mechanics 105
- 7. Science for Women: The Troy Female Seminary 133
- 8. A Precedent for Technological Education: The Rensselaer School 148
- Conclusion 170
- Notes 177
- Index 205
