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Persson, Helena Isakssson – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2016
Teaching design and product development at upper secondary school level in Sweden is a matter of interdisciplinary considerations. Education in product development, at this level, prepares students for further studies and career in engineering or industrial design. Knowledge of artefacts is an important element in the education. In coherence with…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Design, Experience
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Choi, Dong Geun; de Vries, Henk J. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
The Republic of Korea is a forerunner in integrating the topic of standardization into engineering education at the academic level. This study investigates developments and evolutions in the planning and operating of the University Education Promotion on Standardization (UEPS) in Korea. This paper examines why the Korean government initiated the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Case Studies, Program Development
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Jones, Alister; Buntting, Cathy; de Vries, Marc J. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
This paper attempts to review the development of technology education over the last 20-25 years. The purpose is to reflect on how far the field has come and where it might go to, including what questions need to be considered in its ongoing development. The data for this paper draw on our work in developing "The International Handbook of Research…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Educational Research, Research and Development, Educational History
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Gardner, Paul L. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1997
Examines the historical and philosophical roots of science and technology. Offers a case study of the overhead projector to illustrate the need for materialistic reading of the historical/philosophical roots of technology and science; argues that this would raise the status of technology education so that it can become a more widely accepted…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Development, Educational Philosophy, Information Technology
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Hill, Ann Marie – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1997
A discussion about philosophies that inform educational practice in North America provides a background for analysis of different philosophies in relation to technology education, and provides insight into the significance of reconstructionism, an outgrowth of pragmatism, as a philosophy in which to frame and describe technology education. This is…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
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Hansen, Ron – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1997
Narrow conceptions of human development and the purposes of schooling tend to displace rather than situate subjects like technology in the curriculum. Understanding how a utilitarian curriculum spawns real human development and learning gives a new perspective to curriculum theory and practice. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational Practices, Educational Theories
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Buchanan, Richard; Borgmann, Albert; Mitcham, Carl; Waks, Leonard J.; Huyke, Hector J.; Kellner, Douglas; Feenberg, Andrew – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2001
Articles include: "Philosophy of Design, Design Education, and Educational Design: Introduction to the Special Issue"; "Opaque and Articulate Design"; "The Problem of Character in Design Education: Liberal Arts and Professional Specialization"; "'Dasein' Versus Design: The Problematics of Turning Making into…
Descriptors: Design, Designers, Educational Development, Educational Technology
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Gardner, Paul L.; Hill, Ann Marie – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1999
Describes the evolution of technological education in the Canadian province of Ontario, in five of seven areas (the remaining two are discussed in an article to follow): (1) technology and technological education; (2) historical foundations; (3) catalysts for change in the 1980s; (4) precursors to current curriculum offerings; and (5) technology…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development
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De Vries, Marc J.; Tamir, Arley – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1997
Philosophy of technology has much to offer technology education. Insights into the real nature of technology and its relationship with science and society can help technology educators to build a subject that helps pupils acquire a good concept of technology and use concepts in technology. Research has shown that the learning of concepts and the…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Educational Technology
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Hansen, Klaus-Henning – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1997
Raises the question of the philosophical base of a liberal technology education, assuming that it cannot be provided simply by an engineer's perspective. Suggests a series of questions for reconstructing the cultural meaning of technology and a structural model that shows how meaning is generated through a variety of social relationships;…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Humanistic Education
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Durey, Alain – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1997
Explores several engineering concepts as the basis of teaching programs for schools, examines ways in which these concepts are modified and adapted to technical and vocational education, and identifies consequences for teacher education. Focuses on the transformation of models in academic disciplines and extracts knowledge useful for decision…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Practices, Engineering, Foreign Countries
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De Vries, Marc J. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1997
The methodological approach to technology education is illustrated by the case study of the development Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays in a small Dutch company. Problems emerge when this development is not dealt with according to nature of technologies involved. In technology education such insights can be used to prevent practices in which…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Development, Educational Practices, Educational Technology