LEADER 02901nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910459688203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-05830-8 010 $a9786613058300 010 $a0-226-41032-3 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226410326 035 $a(CKB)2670000000067769 035 $a(EBL)648137 035 $a(OCoLC)699510061 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000471030 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11347145 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471030 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10417013 035 $a(PQKB)11233147 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC648137 035 $a(DE-B1597)535719 035 $a(OCoLC)743397554 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226410326 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL648137 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10442158 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL305830 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000067769 100 $a19860508e19861970 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Lysenko affair$b[electronic resource] /$fDavid Joravsky 205 $aUniversity of Chicago Press ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d1986 215 $a1 online resource (474 p.) 300 $aReprint. Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1970 (Russian Research Center studies ; 61). 311 $a0-226-41031-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1. Soviet Ideology as a Problem -- $t2. A Crisis of Faith in Science -- $t3. Harmless Cranks -- $t4. Raising Stalin's Hand -- $t5. Stalinist Self-Defeat, 1936-1950 -- $t6. Self-Conquest, 1950-1965 -- $t7. Academic Issues: Science -- $t8. Academic Issues: Marxism -- $t9. The Criterion of Practice -- $t10. Ideologies and Realities -- $tAppendix A. Repressed Specialists -- $tAppendix B. For Kremlinologists -- $tBibliography -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aThe Lysenko affair was perhaps the most bizarre chapter in the history of modern science. For thirty years, until 1965, Soviet genetics was dominated by a fanatical agronomist who achieved dictatorial power over genetics and plant science as well as agronomy. "A standard source both for Soviet specialists and for sociologists of science."-American Journal of Sociology "Joravsky has produced . . . the most detailed and authoritative treatment of Lysenko and his view on genetics."-New York Times Book Review 606 $aAgriculture and state$zSoviet Union 606 $aScience and state$zSoviet Union 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAgriculture and state 615 0$aScience and state 676 $a338.1/847 700 $aJoravsky$b David$048057 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459688203321 996 $aLysenko Affair$9355143 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03131oam 2200745I 450 001 9910954349803321 005 20251117095723.0 010 $a1-280-87319-1 010 $a9786613714503 010 $a1-136-16469-3 010 $a1-136-16468-5 010 $a0-203-83421-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203834213 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104777 035 $a(EBL)981725 035 $a(OCoLC)798209360 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000741949 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11473273 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000741949 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10743246 035 $a(PQKB)11246283 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981725 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4720218 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4719705 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL981725 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578074 035 $a(OCoLC)801405647 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104777 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe stupidity epidemic $eworrying about students, schools, and America's future /$fJoel Best 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (67 p.) 225 1 $aFraming 21st century social issues 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-138-17323-1 311 08$a0-415-89209-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 45-49) and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; I. Our Doubts about America's Schools; II. Looking Backward at Fears of Failing Schools; III. Is There Evidence That Stupidity is Increasing?; IV. Explaining the Concern; V. Beyond Stupidity: Better Ways to Think about Educational Issues; References; Glossary/Index 330 $aCritics often warn that American schools are failing, and that our students are ill-prepared for the challenges the future holds, and may even be ""the dumbest generation."" We can think of these claims as warning about a Stupidity Epidemic. This essay begins by tracing the history of the idea of that American students, teachers, and schools are somehow getting worse; the record shows that critics have been issuing such warnings for more than 150 years. It then examines four sets of data that speak to whether educational deterioration is taking place. First, data on educational attainment s 410 0$aFraming 21st century social issues. 606 $aAcademic achievement$zUnited States 606 $aEducational accountability$zUnited States 606 $aEducational statistics 606 $aIntelligence levels$zUnited States 606 $aStupidity 615 0$aAcademic achievement 615 0$aEducational accountability 615 0$aEducational statistics. 615 0$aIntelligence levels 615 0$aStupidity. 676 $a306.43 700 $aBest$b Joel$0477506 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954349803321 996 $aThe stupidity epidemic$94478201 997 $aUNINA