Teaching Toward the 24th Century
Subtitle: Star Trek as Social Curriculum (Garland Reference Library of Social Science)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer; Falmer Press
Published: May 4, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780815325246
Subjects: Learning; Philosophy of education; Social Science; Education / Teaching; Curriculum; United States; Education; Postmodernism and education; Popular Culture; Aims & Objectives; Education / General; Curricula; Popular Culture - General; Critical pedagogy; Curriculum change
First sentence: At the turn of the century Madame Katherine Tingley, also known as the Purple Mother of the Theosophists, stood on a hill in California and signaled to her followers.
Description: In this text, the author explores this phenomenon in light of the influences of television in children's lives, postmodern theories of teaching and learning, and the effects of utopian interpretations of "Star Trek" on teaching practice.