Education Policy and Biological Science: Genetics, Eugenics, and the College Textbook, c. 1908-1930

Selden,Steven

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Education Policy and Biological Science: Genetics, Eugenics, and the College Textbook, c. 1908-1930

by Steven Selden - 1985

A revolution in genetics is occurring, but when looking ahead, we must not romanticize the past. The social history of genetics, and American education's association with eugenics, make it necessary that we understand that both education and science are informed by social attitudes. (Source: ERIC)

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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record Volume 87 Number 1, 1985, p. 35-51
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