Techno-Growth Mania
The Means Justify the Means
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20360878 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Griffen (SUNY Cortland), William L Griffen (SUNY Cortland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-24 |
| Publication date | 1999-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Science Technology & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0270-4676 • E-ISSN: 1552-4183 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/027046769901900104 |
| OpenAlex | W2124523985 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Education policy, in general, reflects the past and present embrace of science and technology as progressive forces to be further cultivated. Technology has a profound effect on education policy. It serves to divert rather than enhance critical thinking about the future of our race and planet. In addition, the emphasis on technology has dramatically increased vocational emphases that elevate instrumental pedagogical concerns over philosophic reflection on ends. The technology-driven, vocationally rooted school agendas ignore alternative cultural reflections as powerful forces and directions remain exempt from scholarly examination. “How to” triumphs over “why?” The corporate-financed business-education partnership movement gathering momentum in schools across the nation raises a question: If pervasive environmental and human problems are endemic to the emerging technology-supported and technology-driven global order, how will schools end their denial of needed cultural change
Commercialization · Denial · Economics · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · General partnership · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Vocational education · Educational Leadership and Innovation · Engineering · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |