• The student should be able to describe the growth in both education and technology in association with industrialization and modernization.

• The student should be able to use the three sociological perspectives to help explain the roles of education, science, and technology in society.

• The student should be able to explain the dimensions of the problems confronting educational institutions in the United States.

• The student should be able to explain the dimensions of the problems created by developments in science and technology in modern societies.

• The student should be able to describe the reforms and programs that are intended to alleviate the problems created by education and by science and technology and to evaluate their effectiveness.

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