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Hidden factors in technological change
Title:
Hidden factors in technological change
Author:
Semper, Edward.
ISBN:
9781483138923
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Oxford [England] ; New York : Pergamon Press [for] the Standing Conference on Schools' Science and Technology, ©1976.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 252 pages) : illustrations
Contents:
Front Cover; Hidden Factors in Technological Change; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: Viewpoints on Some Technological Innovations; Introduction; Chapter 1. Economic; Chapter 2. Social; References; Acknowledgements; Chapter 3. Political; Chapter 4. Scientific; Chapter 5. Moral; 1. The Ambiguous Future and the Christian Hope; 2. The Pathfinder Role of Nuclear Energy; 3. The Impact of New Technology on Community Life; References; Chapter 6. Aesthetic; Conclusion; PART II: Aspects of Living with Technology; Introduction; Chapter 7. Use of Resources; ENERGY.
MATERIALS SCIENCEWATER; FOOD; References; Chapter 8. Cities; THE DESIGN OF A NEW TOWN; SAFETY AT WORK; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; Chapter 9. Transport; OVERLAND; ON WATER; Chapter 10.Communications; THE MASS MEDIA; DREAMS OF COMPUTERS; Chapter 11. The Future of Man; SOME THOUGHTS ON SOME ASPECTS OF BIO-ENGINEERING; Chapter 12. Our Heritage; INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY; FARMER MAN; THE TECHNOLOGY OF GAMES; Chapter 13. Purpose; THE CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT; THE HUMANIST CASE; THE EXPERTNESS OF EXPERTS; THE ECOLOGY OF DESIGN; Chapter 14. The International Dimension; EUROPEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE THIRD WORLDINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE THIRD WORLD; PART III: Viewpoints on the Curriculum; Introduction; Chapter 15. Academic Pointers; EDUCATION FOR A TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLOSION; TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHERS; TECHNOLOGY APPRECIATION IN TEACHER EDUCATION; SCIENCE IN ACTION; DESIGN EDUCATION; ENGINEERING DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; RETURN TO REALISM; INVENTIVE THINKING IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL; INVENTIVE THINKING IN THE UPPER SCHOOL; SIMULATION: IN THE CLASSROOM; SIMULATION: SOME MODELS; SIMULATION: A CASE STUDY; AWAKENING THE TECHNOLOGICAL SENSIBILITY OF GIRLS; Chapter 16. Ways and Means.
PROBLEM-SOLVINGNEW RESOURCES; TECHNOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL; CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPENING WINDOWS ON TECHNOLOGY; DRAMA IN A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY; Chapter 17. Case Histories; IN A GIRLS' SCHOOL; IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL; IN AN UPPER SCHOOL; IN A SIXTH FORM; WITH UNSTREAMED GLASSES; CO-OPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS; Chapter 18. Education for Survival; INDUSTRIAL STUDIES; SAFETY ...?; ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE; SURVIVING THE FUTURE; Chapter 19. The Way Ahead; TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY; STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 20. Epilogue.
Abstract:
Hidden Factors in Technological Change examines the educational implications of living in an advanced technological society and suggests ways in which teaching programs and learning situations in schools might be appropriately reoriented. Trends in technological innovation and design are discussed, along with their likely social, aesthetic, environmental, economic, moral, and political consequences. This book is comprised of 20 chapters and begins with an assessment of the wider implications of technological innovation from a variety of different viewpoints, with emphasis on television. More.
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ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080210070Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| T14.5 .H5 1976 | 1177195-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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