Can twenty years of technology education assist 'grass roots' syllabus implementation?
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Norton, Stephen
McRobbie, Campbell J.
Davis, Robert S.
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Teachers’ informed acceptance of challenges associated with teaching technology might ensure the successful implementation of a Technology syllabus in primary schools. They must be prepared to analyse their own understandings of technology concepts and processes, teaching and resource needs, and engage in professional development activities designed to meet their needs. This paper investigates the introduction of a new Technology syllabus into a school and draws on a number of data sources, for example, surveys, interviews with individual teachers, classroom observations, and field notes. It was evident that very specific personal and classroom related issues (e.g., content and pedagogy), and broader issues related to the school and wider communities (e.g., resources and networking), impacted on teachers’ acceptance of the syllabus. Based on these findings, the influence of 20 years of technology education and associated research on the essentials of classroom syllabus implementation by teachers is evaluated. Ways of making this store of knowledge and expertise more meaningful and accessible for teachers are explored.
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International Journal of Technology and Design Education
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17
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2
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© 2007 Springer Netherlands. This is an electronic version of an article published in International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2007, Volume 17, Issue 2, pp 197–215. International Journal of Technology and Design Education is available online at: http://link.springer.com// with the open URL of your article.
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Design Practice and Management
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