This paper narrates a case study on design thinking based education work in an industrial design honours program. Student projects were developed in a multi-disciplinary setting across a Computing and Engineering faculty that allowed promoting technologically and user driven innovation strategies. A renewed culture and environment for Industrial…

Scaffolding is crucial as transfer of learning does not occur naturally and teaching-learning strategies found to be effective for experts may not be suitably adopted as is for novice learners. Furthermore, opportunities are often "found" or "made." The quality of solutions, however, is mediated by different conceptualizations…

How do we create female inclusive participation within industrial design and technology in Australian school settings, with a curriculum which is consistent, relevant, innovative and cognitively challenging? We argue that the curriculum must be engaging and in step with international standards based on actual classroom practices, centred on deep…

The influence of a technocratic ideology in industrial arts education was examined through a critical study of a curriculum revision project. Qualitative methods of investigation were used to analyze and critique the curriculum revision process and product. Primary emphasis was on the curriculum meetings held to discuss and plan changes in…

A follow-up was done of an earlier study that found that industrial arts teachers had failed to accept technology education as a replacement for industrial arts. A reassessment of Rogers' (1989) Stages of Concern (SoC) research was conducted. All industrial educators from both the Omaha (Nebraska) and Millard (Nebraska) Public Schools were…

A Delphi study identified probable responsibilities of departmental leaders in industrial teacher education (ITE) in the future. Three rounds of correspondence with a panel of experts were used to obtain ratings, arrive at consensus, and rank responsibility statements. The responsibility ranked most important was "manage department resources to…

The argument for technology education and its relationship and relevance to teacher education courses is presented, and centers around three assumptions: (1) The term technology education can be defined, (2) technology has permeated our society, and (3) industrial arts education might not be able to withstand the complexities of a technological…

The nature and the needs of the individual in the late 20th and 21st centuries will be influenced by a number of interrelated factors. Four such factors are environmental change, a changing society, population growth, and the individual. Each of these factors will play a prominent role in shaping future educational directions for the industrial…

A study gathered information from the manufacturing world about its perception and evaluation of identified industrial arts/technology education competencies. It determined whether industrial arts/technology educators and manufacturing production managers thought significantly differently about the importance of competencies acquired in a…

The University of Northern Iowa Department of Industrial Technology is involved in a three-phase curriculum development project along with new facility design and construction and implementation of instructional innovations. The report reflects decisions made to date in the process, including the completed phase of developing concept-based cluster…

Students who are not educated in the modern advances of our technological society will be ill-prepared for the world of work in the 21st century. It is therefore incumbent upon all educators to modify traditional curriculum to reflect contemporary technology. School technology education programs today are being developed to reflect the needs of…

Discusses the role of industrial arts in relation to the history of the United States, history of education in general, and importance of industrial arts in everyday life. Proposes a continual evaluation of education, appreciation of industrial arts' role in society, and that schools provide a broad educational program. (CT)

Understandings and cooperation must be improved between researchers in pure science and applied science, and in this case, industrial arts. Technology has crept into science but is seldom an organized part of the science curriculum. Few science teachers have contact with engineers or technologists, while industrial arts teachers typically have…

The problem of teaching industrial arts to students with special educational needs is addressed. Some of the handicaps of special education students are considered, including retardation, sight, hearing, neurological, orthopedic, and gross motor problems, learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, and multiple handicaps. The prevocational…

This article is an edited excerpt of the author's presentation at the Technology Education Symposium IV, Illinois State University. Technology education the author believes, has expended too much effort and energy on direction and not enough effort and energy on purpose; that is, on a meaningful purpose for change. (SSH)