| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Contemporary issues in technology education, 2510-0335 |
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Contemporary issues in technology education. 2510-0335
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| Contents |
Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors and Contributors; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Curriculum Content; Stories of Technology; Planning and Pedagogy; Cognition; Girls and Technology; Information Technology; Part I: Curriculum Content; Chapter 2: Technology Education in Saudi Arabia in Comparison with New Zealand: Lessons for Technology Education Teachers; The Questions I Asked and Why I Think They Are Important; How I Tried to Answer the Questions; What I Found; Findings from the Documentary Analysis; Findings from Classroom Observations |
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Findings from InterviewsHow This Might Be Used to Improve Teaching and Learning; Curriculum Planning; Identifying the Relationship Between Science and Technology Education; Fundamental Components of Teaching and Learning in Technology Classroom; What Else Would Be Good to Know, and How Can Teachers Find Out?; References; Chapter 3: The Localisation of Technology Education Curriculum in Botswana; The Questions Asked and Why They Are Important; Formulation of Research Questions; The Design of the Study and Data Collection Methods; Exploration of Relevant Literature |
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Exploration of Change Management Literature in BotswanaExploration of Change Management Literature Review; Changes to the New D & T Curriculum; A Comparison of the Cambridge D & T Curriculum with the BGCSE; How This Might Be Used to Improve Teaching and Learning?; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: What Children Are Supposed to Learn in Primary Technology Education; The Questions I Asked and Why They Are Important; How I Tried to Answer the Questions; What I Found Out; Knowing to Evaluate the Fitness for Purpose of Technical Solutions; How to Construct a Linkage Mechanism |
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Identified Technical Knowing in the Primary Technology ClassroomHow This Might Be Used to Improve Teaching and Learning; What Else Could Be Good to Know, and How Could Teachers Find Out?; References; Chapter 5: Secondary Pupils' Perceptions of Their Experiences of Practical Work in Technology and Design; The Questions I Asked and Why They Are Important; How I Tried to Answer the Questions; Routine School-Based Practical Activities: A Summary of the Findings; School-Based Practical Activities with an Industrial Connection: A Summary of the Findings |
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How This Might Be Used to Improve Teaching and LearningAppendices; Appendix 1; Interview Schedule One; Appendix 2; Interview Schedule Two; Appendix 3; Interview Schedule for the Heads of Departments; Appendix 4; Interview Schedule for Industrialists; References; Part II: Stories of Technology; Chapter 6: Technology Landscapes in Children's Literature; The Questions I Asked and Why They Are Important; How I Tried to Answer the Questions; What I Discovered; Technology as a Metaphor or Analogy; Technology as Anthropomorphic; Technology as Autonomous |
| Summary |
This volume brings together significant international research in technology education by focusing on contemporary postgraduate research, elaborating on the findings with the aim of making the content relevant to researchers, teachers and other potential researchers in the field. The book shares with readers what the research means for classroom teachers through understanding different motivations for teaching technology in schools and observing the model of learning supported by the research. Each chapter in the book includes references to the digital edition of the respective full thesis, allowing readers to consult the research in detail if necessary. This book continues the work done by 2017's Contemporary Research in Technology Education by the same editors |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 8, 2019) |
| Subject |
Technical education -- Research
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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Technical education -- Research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Williams, John (Phillip John), editor.
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Beaumont, HildaRuth, editor
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| ISBN |
9789811330100 |
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9811330107 |
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9789811330117 |
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9811330115 |
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