Technology Education Today (eBook)

Book Cover 1
Contents 5
Preface 7
Technology Education in Germany (Ingelore Mammes, Stefan Fletcher, Martin Lang & Dieter Münk)
1. The Necessity of Technology Education in Schools 11
1.1 The Necessity of Technological Literacy 11
1.2 Technology Literacy and Technology Socialisation 12
2. The Need for Technology Education in Primary Schools 14
2.1 Institutionalisation of Technology Education on the Basis of Curricula 15
2.2 Teacher’s Professionalism as a Barrier for Implementing Technology Education? 16
2.3 Prospect 17
3. Technology in General Education at Lower Secondary Level 18
3.1 Content and Standards of Technology Education at Lower Secondary Level 18
3.2 Implementation of Technology Education in the Different School Types of Lower Secondary Level 21
3.3 Technology Education at Lower Secondary Schools 22
3.4 Technology Education at Secondary Schools 23
3.5 Technology Education at Comprehensive Schools 23
3.6 Technology Education at Grammar Schools at Lower Secondary Level 24
3.7 Technology Education at Special Schools 25
3.8 Conclusion of the Implementation of Technological Education at the Lower Secondary Level 26
4. The Need for Technology Education in Upper Secondary Schools in Germany 26
4.1 Basic Concepts of Technical Didactics and Implementation Models in Germany 27
4.2 Future Requirements 30
5. Technology Education and Technical Vocational Education and Training / Adult Education 30
6. Summary 33
References 34
US K-12 Engineering Education History: A Keyword, Field, & Social Network Analysis of Trends (Johannes Strobel, Mallory D. Lancaster &
1. Keyword, Field, & Social Network Analysis Trends for K-12 Engineering Education Research
2. Methods 41
3. Results 43
3.1 Keyword Analysis 43
3.2 Field Analysis 49
3.3 Social Network Analysis 50
4. Discussion 52
5. Limitations 54
6. Recommendations for Future Work 55
References 55
APPENDIX A 57
Technology Education in Switzerland (Stefan Kruse & Peter Labudde)
1. Introduction and Overview 59
2. The Swiss Educational System 61
3. Technology in the New Curriculum 21 62
4. From Critique to Initiatives Supporting Technology Education 63
5. Technical Education in Connection with the Swiss Subject Clusters 66
6. Focus on Technical Education at the FHNW 68
7. Summary and Outlook: The Future of Technical Education in Switzerland 70
References 72
List of abbreviations 74
Elementary Science and Education Within the Luxembourg Educational System (Charles Max) 75
1. Introduction 75
1.1 Educating a Very Diverse School Population 78
2. Science and Technology Education in Fundamental Education 79
2.1 Technology and Science Topics in Early Education 82
2.2 Technology Education in Learning Cycle One 83
2.3 Technology Education in Learning Cycles Two and Three 85
2.4 Technology Education in the Learning Cycle Four of Fundamental School 88
2.5 Competency Standards in the Learning Cycles of Fundamental School 89
3. Technology and Science Education in Secondary Education 91
3.1 Technology and Science Education at the Lower Level of Secondary Education 92
3.2 Practical Activities in Science Education (E.S. and E.S.T.) 96
3.3 Distribution of Foreign and Luxembourg Students in Secondary Education 99
3.4 Male and Female Students in Technology and Science Education 102
4. Re-valorising Technology in Science Education 104
References 106
Rise, Fall and New Perspective for Technology Education in the Netherlands (Marc J. de Vries) 109
1. Origins 109
2. The Rise of Technology Education 110
3. The Fall of Technology Education 113
4. New Perspective 114
5. Reflections and Prospects 119
References 121
‘Academic Tasks’ in Design and Technology Education: Past, Present and Future (Bill Nicholl & David Spendlove)
1. Introduction 125
2. Academic Tasks: The Past 1900–1990 125
3. Academic Task: The Present from 1990 130
4. Academic Tasks: The Future 134
5. Academic Tasks: Creativity Dimension 135
6. Academic Tasks: Criticality Dimension 139
7. Academic Tasks: Emotional Dimension 140
8. Conclusion 142
References 143
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 163
2. Historical Context 163
3. National Curriculum Development 164
3.1 Tasmania 168
3.2 New South Wales (NSW) 168
3.3 Queensland (QLD) 169
3.4 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) 170
3.5 Western Australia 170
3.6 Victoria 171
3.7 South Australia 171
4. New Directions in Technology Curriculum 172
5. Teacher Education Programs 172
5.1 Tasmania 174
5.2 New South Wales 174
5.2.1 Australian Catholic University 175
5.2.2 Charles Sturt University 175
5.2.3 Southern Cross University 176
5.3 Queensland 177
5.4 Western Australia 177
5.5 Victoria 178
5.5.1 LA Trobe University 178
5.5.2 Monash University 178
5.5.3 Deakin University 179
5.6 South Australia 179
6. Professional Associations 180
7. Research 182
8. The Future? 183
References 184
Technology Education in Canada: An Update (Ann Marie Hill) 187
1. Introduction 187
2. An Overview of Education in Canada 187
3. Technology Education in Canadian Provinces and Territories 188
3.1 The Atlantic Provinces: PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick 190
3.2 Québec 193
3.3 Ontario 196
3.4 Manitoba 199
3.5 Saskatchewan 202
3.6 Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut 204
3.7 British Columbia and the Yukon 207
4. Summary 208
References 209
Technology Education in New Zealand: Embedding a New Curriculum (Alister Jones & Cathy Buntting)
1. Introduction 213
2. The Development of a National Curriculum 214
3. The Introduction of Technology Education as a Core Learning Area 216
4. Revising the Curriculum 221
5. The Current Context 224
6. Closing Thoughts 228
Acknowledgements 229
References 229
List of Authors 233