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Lane, Diarmaid; McGarr, Oliver; Nicholl, Bill – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2023
Research relating to the nature and purpose of 'design' activity across education sectors has accelerated in recent years as governments and policy makers throughout the world highlight the importance of skills such as creative problem-solving and innovation. Within secondary schools, responsibility for teaching and learning through design is…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Design, Problem Solving, Professional Development
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Jones, Lewis C. R.; McDermott, Hilary J.; Tyrer, John R.; Zanker, Nigel P. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2021
Secondary school, age range 11-14, technology and engineering education in England has been delivered mainly within Design and Technology (D&T). This inadvertently makes D&T teachers responsible for pupils' engineering education and motivation. This paper analyses D&T teachers' (N = 33) technology subject knowledge through…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students, Early Adolescents, Engineering Education
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Pitt, James; Lubben, Fred – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2009
The paper explores the adoption of the social dimensions of sustainability in technological design tasks. It uses a lens which contrasts education for sustainability as "a frame of mind" with an attempt to bridge a "value-action gap". This lens is used to analyse the effectiveness of the Sustainable Design Award, an intervention in post-16…
Descriptors: Intervention, Awards, Sustainable Development, Professional Development
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Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; Viilo, Marjut; Hakkarainen, Kai – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2010
The purpose of the present article is to examine the knowledge-practice based approach to technology-enhanced learning. Toward that end, the article reports the efforts of an elementary-school teacher and researchers in promoting genuine inquiry at the 4th and 5th grade of a Finnish elementary school. We will describe implementation and social…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Grade 5, Professional Development
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Banks, Frank – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2008
In this issue of the International Journal of Technology and Design, we report on a series of case studies from the second phase of an international project--Developing Professional Thinking for Technology Teachers (DEPTH2). The first phase of the project was a study conducted with both primary and secondary technology pre-service teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Student Teachers, Teacher Characteristics
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Stein, Sarah J.; Ginns, Ian S.; McDonald, Christine V. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2007
The introduction of technology education in primary and secondary schools during the past 10-15 years around the world has presented a number of difficulties for teachers, primarily related to their coming to understand the phenomenon of technology and to conceptualise the technology learning area in line with national frameworks. This paper…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Technology Education, Technological Literacy, Elementary School Teachers
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Barlex, David – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1998
Describes the development of the design and technology component of the National Curriculum of England and Wales from its inception in 1988 to its current form and the influence of the Nuffield Design and Technology Project. The role of the teacher and the need for continuing professional development are discussed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Design, Foreign Countries
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Jones, Alister; Moreland, Judy – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2004
This paper describes the frameworks and cognitive tools that have been developed to enhance practising teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in primary school technology education. The frameworks evolved from our research that firstly examined existing teaching practices, secondly enhanced formative interactions and thirdly enhanced summative…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Student Relationship, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technology Education