Technology Education Today - International Perspectives

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Contents

Preface

Technology Education in Germany (Ingelore Mammes, Stefan Fletcher, Martin Lang & Dieter Münk)

1. The Necessity of Technology Education in Schools

1.1 The Necessity of Technological Literacy

1.2 Technology Literacy and Technology Socialisation

2. The Need for Technology Education in Primary Schools

2.1 Institutionalisation of Technology Education on the Basis of Curricula

2.2 Teacher’s Professionalism as a Barrier for Implementing Technology Education?

2.3 Prospect

3. Technology in General Education at Lower Secondary Level

3.1 Content and Standards of Technology Education at Lower Secondary Level

3.2 Implementation of Technology Education in the Different School Types of Lower Secondary Level

3.3 Technology Education at Lower Secondary Schools

3.4 Technology Education at Secondary Schools

3.5 Technology Education at Comprehensive Schools

3.6 Technology Education at Grammar Schools at Lower Secondary Level

3.7 Technology Education at Special Schools

3.8 Conclusion of the Implementation of Technological Education at the Lower Secondary Level

4. The Need for Technology Education in Upper Secondary Schools in Germany

4.1 Basic Concepts of Technical Didactics and Implementation Models in Germany

4.2 Future Requirements

5. Technology Education and Technical Vocational Education and Training / Adult Education

6. Summary

References

US K-12 Engineering Education History: A Keyword, Field, & Social Network Analysis of Trends (Johannes Strobel, Mallory D. Lancaster & Yi Luo)

1. Keyword, Field, & Social Network Analysis Trends for K-12 Engineering Education Research

2. Methods

3. Results

3.1 Keyword Analysis

3.2 Field Analysis

3.3 Social Network Analysis

4. Discussion

5. Limitations

6. Recommendations for Future Work

References

APPENDIX A

Technology Education in Switzerland (Stefan Kruse & Peter Labudde)

1. Introduction and Overview

2. The Swiss Educational System

3. Technology in the New Curriculum 21

4. From Critique to Initiatives Supporting Technology Education

5. Technical Education in Connection with the Swiss Subject Clusters

6. Focus on Technical Education at the FHNW

7. Summary and Outlook: The Future of Technical Education in Switzerland

References

List of abbreviations

Elementary Science and Education Within the Luxembourg Educational System (Charles Max)

1. Introduction

1.1 Educating a Very Diverse School Population

2. Science and Technology Education in Fundamental Education

2.1 Technology and Science Topics in Early Education

2.2 Technology Education in Learning Cycle One

2.3 Technology Education in Learning Cycles Two and Three

2.4 Technology Education in the Learning Cycle Four of Fundamental School

2.5 Competency Standards in the Learning Cycles of Fundamental School

3. Technology and Science Education in Secondary Education

3.1 Technology and Science Education at the Lower Level of Secondary Education

3.2 Practical Activities in Science Education (E.S. and E.S.T.)

3.3 Distribution of Foreign and Luxembourg Students in Secondary Education

3.4 Male and Female Students in Technology and Science Education

4. Re-valorising Technology in Science Education

References

Rise, Fall and New Perspective for Technology Education in the Netherlands (Marc J. de Vries)

1. Origins

2. The Rise of Technology Education

3. The Fall of Technology Education

4. New Perspective

5. Reflections and Prospects

References

‘Academic Tasks’ in Design and Technology Education: Past, Present and Future (Bill Nicholl & David Spendlove)

1. Introduction

2. Academic Tasks: The Past 1900–1990

3. Academic Task: The Present from 1990

4. Academic Tasks: The Future

5. Academic Tasks: Creativity Dimension

6. Academic Tasks: Criticality Dimension

7. Academic Tasks: Emotional Dimension

8. Conclusion

References

Technology Education in Ukraine (Zinaida Bakum & Viktoriia Tkachuk)

Technology Education in Australia: A Case of Some Good News But Some Serious Challenges Ahead (Denise MacGregor & Howard Middleton)

1. Introduction

2. Historical Context

3. National Curriculum Development

3.1 Tasmania

3.2 New South Wales (NSW)

3.3 Queensland (QLD)

3.4 Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

3.5 Western Australia

3.6 Victoria

3.7 South Australia

4. New Directions in Technology Curriculum

5. Teacher Education Programs

5.1 Tasmania

5.2 New South Wales

5.2.1 Australian Catholic University

5.2.2 Charles Sturt University

5.2.3 Southern Cross University

5.3 Queensland

5.4 Western Australia

5.5 Victoria

5.5.1 LA Trobe University

5.5.2 Monash University

5.5.3 Deakin University

5.6 South Australia

6. Professional Associations

7. Research

8. The Future?

References

Technology Education in Canada: An Update (Ann Marie Hill)

1. Introduction

2. An Overview of Education in Canada

3. Technology Education in Canadian Provinces and Territories

3.1 The Atlantic Provinces: PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick

3.2 Québec

3.3 Ontario

3.4 Manitoba

3.5 Saskatchewan

3.6 Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut

3.7 British Columbia and the Yukon

4. Summary

References

Technology Education in New Zealand: Embedding a New Curriculum (Alister Jones & Cathy Buntting)

1. Introduction

2. The Development of a National Curriculum

3. The Introduction of Technology Education as a Core Learning Area

4. Revising the Curriculum

5. The Current Context

6. Closing Thoughts

Acknowledgements

References

List of Authors