Teaching children science : hands-on nature study in North America, 1890-1930 /

Teaching children science : hands-on nature study in North America, 1890-1930 /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory, 1943-
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2010.
Description:	xv, 363 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Nature study -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Nature study -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Science -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Science -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Nature study. Science -- Study and teaching. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
Local Note:	University of Chicago Library's c.2 has dust jacket.
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8050388

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9780226449906 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226449904 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Educating with nature's own book
Devising a curriculum for nature study
Framing nature study for the cities
Revitalizing farm and country living
Deliberating theory, texts, and topics
Establishing professional identities
Forging an institutional base
Reframing and extending nature study.