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Title Technology teachers as researchers : philosophical and empirical technology education studies in the Swedish TUFF Research School / edited by Inga-Britt Skogh and Marc J. De Vries
Published Rotterdam ; Boston : Sense Publishers, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 309 pages) : illustrations
Series International technology education studies ; volume 12
International technology education studies ; v. 12.
Contents Tuff and the Value of Teachers as Researchers / Inga-Britt Skogh, Marc J. De Vries -- Philosophy of Technology -- What is Technological Knowledge? / Sven Ove Hansson -- Explanation and Prediction in Technology Education / Per Norström -- Pictorial Realism in Geometric Images and Technical Design / Anna Stenkvist -- Technology Education Research -- Students' Encounter with Technology Education / Inga-Britt Skogh -- The Noble Art of Problem Solving / Edvard Nordlander, Maria Cortas Nordlander -- To Use or Not to Use a Teacher Support Programme / Joakim Svärdh -- Challenge Traditional Structures / Gunilla Rooke -- Engineering Education -- Why Choose a Regional Engineering Education Programme? / Håkan Ahlbom -- The Successful Student / Patricia Kingdon -- What you Need to Learn / Helena Isaksson Persson -- Teachers' Perspective -- Looking for a Glimpse in the Eye / Eva Hartell -- Teachers' Beliefs Regarding Programming Education / Lennart Rolandsson
Summary This book presents the scientific output of the TUFF research school in Sweden. In this school, a group of active teachers worked together on a series of educational research studies. All of those studies were related to the teaching about technology and engineering. The research program consisted of studies at various angles of view: a philosophical view, a national view, and a classroom practice view. The book is a showcase of how a well-conducted research program for teachers can lead to good contributions to technology education research. A selection of topics: the nature of technological knowledge, mental images of engineers and engineering, the process of choosing for a study in technology, teachers' beliefs about technology education and assessment. These topics are directly related to major issues in the international technology education research agenda. The studies presented here were the basis of the authors' Ph. D. theses. The teachers' chapters are preceded by a description of ideas behind the TUFF research school and the way it was realized
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Technology -- Study and teaching -- Sweden
Technical education -- Sweden
Educational technology -- Research -- Sweden
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- General.
Educational technology -- Research
Technical education
Technology -- Study and teaching
Sweden
Form Electronic book
Author Skogh, Inga-Britt
Vries, Marc J. de, 1958-
ISBN 9789462094437
9462094438