International handbook of primary technology education : : reviewing the past twenty years / / edited by Clare Benson and Julie Lunt.

• Superior document: International technology education studies ; v. 7
• TeilnehmendeR: Benson, Clare.; Lunt, Julie.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed. 2011.
• Language: English
• Series: International technology education studies ; 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (319 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This international handbook offers an in-depth study of the development of primary Technology (or Design and Technology) education worldwide. It is unique in that it focuses on the way in which the building blocks for this subject have been established– providing much needed research and information for those involved with secondary education and beyond to draw on. The inclusion of Technology education into primary curricula has gathered momentum for the last two decades as its importance and relevance to children’s lives has been realised by educators. This handbook offers a detailed insight into the many and varied ways in which countries have incorporated the subject into children’s primary school experiences, and issues that have arisen during its implementation. The authors all work in the field of primary technology education and have been actively involved in curriculum development and research in their own countries. The first part of the book is devoted to the introduction, the development and implementation of Technology education into the primary curricula of countries worldwide. Reasons for this movement, successes and barriers to development are discussed and speculation about the future of Technology education is reflected upon. The second part of the book relates to issues that have arisen as the subject has grown over the last twenty years, and consideration needs to be given to these if future successes are to be achieved. Classroom practice including designing and ICT, teacher education, enterprise, sustainability and indigenous technology are all reflected upon and support the notion of technology as a valued and valuable part of the primary curriculum This book should be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students, practitioners, researchers, curriculum developers, policy makers and professional development providers who are involved with, and have an interest in, primary technology education worldwide.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Clare Benson and Julie Lunt -- Twenty Years of Primary Design and Technology in England / Clare Benson -- Primary Technological Education for All in France / Marjolaine Chatoney and Jacques Ginestié -- Technology in the Primary Sector in New Zealand / Vicki Compton -- Technology in the Scottish Primary School / Wendy J Dow -- Technology in Malaysian Primary Schools / Gill Hope , Zanariah Mahyun Yusef and Ramachandran Vengrasalam -- Caught in the Currents - the Shaping of Primary Technology Education in Australia / Steve Keirl -- The Growth of Primary Design and Technology Teacher Education in South Australia / Steve Keirl and Denise MacGregor -- Primary Technology Education in New Zealand / Gary O’Sullivan -- Technology Education in Finnish Comprehensive Schools / Aki Rasinen , Pasi Ikonen and Timo Rissanen -- The Implementation of Primary Technology Education in South Africa / Andrew Stevens and Kate Ter Morshuizen -- Nuffield Primary Design & Technology – A Brief History / David Barlex -- Designerly Thinking in the Foundation Stage / Clare Benson and Tara Treleven -- Technological Education / Pascale Brandt-Pomares -- In Search of a Pedagogy for Primary Design and Technology / Alan Cross -- The Rise of Technological Literacy in Primary Education / John R Dakers -- Autophotography / Wendy Fox-Turnbull -- Exciting Electrics – the Starting Point Approach to Design and Technology in Action / Keith Good and Esa-Matti Järvinen -- Taking Ideas on a Journey / Gill Hope -- Primary Design and Technology Education and Ethical Technological Literacy / Steve Keirl -- Research into Primary-Aged Children’s Designing / Julie Lunt -- Technology Education and Education for Enterprise (E4E) / Gary O’Sullivan -- Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in Primary Design and Technology Education / Maggie Rogers -- Perceptions of Primary Design and Technology / Marion Rutland , Sally Aston , Debbie Haffenden , Gill Hope , Dot Jackson , Bhav Prajapat , Maggie Rogers and Martin Seidel -- Indigenous Technology and Culture / Sonja Vandeleur and Marc Schäfer -- List of Authors / Clare Benson and Julie Lunt.