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Model Program: Southern Lehigh High School, Center Valley, PA
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Colelli, Richard – Technology Teacher, 2009
In this article, the author describes the technology education program at Southern Lehigh High School, Center Valley, Pennsylvania. The school district is presently providing an educational program known for its excellence and forward-looking perspective, which is sensitive to the changing needs of its students. Within the technology education…
Descriptors: Technology Education, High Schools, Computer Assisted Design, Robotics
Integrating Engineering Design into Technology Education: Georgia's Perspective
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Denson, Cameron D.; Kelley, Todd R.; Wicklein, Robert C. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2009
This descriptive research study reported on Georgia's secondary level (grades 6-12) technology education programs capability to incorporate engineering concepts and/or engineering design into their curriculum. Participants were middle school and high school teachers in the state of Georgia who currently teach technology education. Participants…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, High Schools, Engineering, Secondary School Teachers
Technical Education in Scotland: Fit for Purpose?
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Canavan, Brian; Doherty, Robert – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2007
As Technical education strains to find a niche in the educational market place, are teachers suffering from a crisis of confidence? How comfortable are they with the ever-changing curriculum, with the subjects they are teaching and the reasons why they are teaching them? The broadening of the Technical curriculum in secondary schools to include…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technical Education, Marketing, Secondary School Teachers
Teachers' Perceptions of Modular Technology Education Laboratories
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Harris, Kara S. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions concerning the modular technology approach to teaching technology education in Georgia. The study addressed the following basic research question: What do teachers in Georgia perceive to be the main advantages and drawbacks to teaching technology education in a modular environment…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Technology Education, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Facilities
Industrial Arts: Its Interpretation in American Schools. Report of a Committee Appointed by the Commissioner of Education. Bulletin, 1937, No. 34
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Proffitt, Maris M. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
Industrial arts is a phase of general education that concerns itself with the materials, processes, and products of manufacture, and with the contribution of those engaged in industry. The learnings come through the pupil's experiences with tools and materials, and through his study of resultant conditions of life. It is a curriculum area rather…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Industrial Arts, Educational Practices
Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1928-1930. Bulletin, 1931, No. 20. Volume I. Chapter IV: Industrial Education
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Proffitt, Maris M. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1931
This chapter of the "Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1928-1930" focuses on the following topic areas as they relate to industrial education: (1) Progress in industrial education; (2) The effect of unemployment; (3) Plans of administrative organization; (4) Industrial work in small schools; (5) Industrial arts; (6) Entrance…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, Administrative Organization, Industrial Arts