The National Council of Teachers of English and Cold War education policies /

"The launching of Sputnik in 1957 sparked an education movement that stressed the importance of curricular rigor and standardization as a means to improve education and bolster national defense. Within six months of Sputnik's launch, Congress passed the National Defense Education Act (NDEA...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mason, Curtis (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlotte : Information Age Publishing, inc., 2020.
Series:Pea series
Subjects:
National Council of Teachers of English > History.
National Council of Teachers of English
English language > Study and teaching > United States > History.
English teachers > United States > Societies, etc. > History.
Cold War > Political aspects > United States.
Anglais (Langue) > Étude et enseignement > États-Unis > Histoire.
Professeurs d'anglais > États-Unis > Associations > Histoire.
Guerre froide > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
English language > Study and teaching
English teachers > Societies, etc.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Origin of the National Council of Teachers of English
  • 2. The NCTE in Postwar America
  • 3. The National Interest and the Teaching of English
  • 4. Project English and the 1960s.

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