How the Queen Science Lost Her Crown: A Brief Social History of Science Fairs and the Marginalization of Social Science

How the Queen Science Lost Her Crown: A Brief Social History of Science Fairs and the Marginalization of Social Science

Science fairs at one time started out with an interest of increasing participation in the sciences. But as time has passed, the definition of science has been narrowed to the point where any possible social science project has been eliminated in favor of the bench sciences only. Even here, natural...

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Main Author: Jonathan Marx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina Sociological Association 2004-10-01
Series:Sociation Today
Subjects:
science education
declining science majors
science fairs
Online Access:http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v22/science.htm
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science education
declining science majors
science fairs
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title How the Queen Science Lost Her Crown: A Brief Social History of Science Fairs and the Marginalization of Social Science
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title_fullStr How the Queen Science Lost Her Crown: A Brief Social History of Science Fairs and the Marginalization of Social Science
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description Science fairs at one time started out with an interest of increasing participation in the sciences. But as time has passed, the definition of science has been narrowed to the point where any possible social science project has been eliminated in favor of the bench sciences only. Even here, natural curiosity of students has been deemphasized. It is not surprising that science majors in the USA are becoming fewer and fewer given the narrowing of the disciplines. Young people are discouraged from majoring in science by the science establishment.
topic science education
declining science majors
science fairs
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