Development of the Social Sciences in the United States and Canada

This collection originated in, and is, an interdisciplinary dialogue. The subject of conversation is the social sciences in the twentieth century and the role of large-scale philanthropy, using Rockefeller philanthropy in particular as a case study. The intention is to draw a much needed integration of historical, theoretical, and philosophical perspectives on the development of modern knowledge systems and their mentors. The dialogue builds on the work of earlier historians and philosophers of science as well as pioneers in the study of philanthropy. Earlier descriptive studies have given way in the past 20 years to the more analytic stance taken by the authors represented in this volume.

THERESA RICHARDSON is Assistant Professor in the Psychological and Social Foundations Department at the University of South Florida. She has recent publications in Paedagogica Historia and sits on the editorial board for the History of Education Quarterly.

DONALD FISHER is Professor of Sociology of Education in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia, and Assistant Director of the Center for Policy Studies. He has numerous articles in Minerva, History of Education, Sociology Review and Sociology as well as chapters in books on boundary work in the development of the social sciences is Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.