Publication

Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology

Description

Technically Speaking provides a blueprint for bringing us all up to speed on the role of technology in our society, including understanding such distinctions as technology versus science and technological literacy versus technical competence. It clearly and decisively explains what it means to be a technologically-literate citizen. The book goes on to explore the context of technological literacy the social, historical, political, and educational environments.

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

Type
Book
Author
Greg Pearson (ed.)
A. Thomas Young (ed.)
Publisher
National Academies Press
Topic(s)
STEM Content and Standards
Publication Year
2002
Additional Disciplines
Computer Science - general
Engineering - general