Pedagogy for Technology Education in Secondary Schools: Research Informed Perspectives for Classroom Teachers (Contemporary Issues in Technology Education)

This book explores pedagogy appropriate for the secondary school technology education classroom. It covers the dimensions of pedagogy for technology with scholarly research, including information strongly related to practice. The book discusses the nature of technology courses in secondary schools across various jurisdictions and considers how they might be viewed with regard to different epistemological frameworks. The writing is informed by, but not limited to, research and strongly related to practice with acknowledged experts in the field of technology education contributing chapters supported by evidence from technology education research or other fields. The authors speculate on pedagogical possibilities in their areas of expertise in order to consider pedagogical possibilities and develop a view of where pedagogy for technology education should move and how teachers might respond in the way they develop their practice. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii An Introduction to Effective Pedagogies of Design and Technology Education (P. John Williams)....Pages 1-17 Technology Education: The Promise of Cultural-Historical Theory for Advancing the Field (Marilyn Fleer)....Pages 19-43 The Case for Technology Habits of Mind (Janet Hanson, Bill Lucas)....Pages 45-63 Making the Invisible Visible: Pedagogies Related to Teaching and Learning about Technological Systems (Jonas Hallström, Claes Klasander)....Pages 65-82 Maker Education: Opportunities and Threats for Engineering and Technology Education (Gerald van Dijk, Arjan van der Meij, Elwin Savelsbergh)....Pages 83-98 Signature Pedagogies for Designing: A Speculative Framework for Supporting Learning and Teaching in Design and Technology Education (Kay Stables)....Pages 99-120 Pedagogies for Enabling the Use of Digital Technology (Deborah Winn)....Pages 121-134 Developing a Pedagogy of Critiquing as a Key Dimension of Design and Technology Education (Steve Keirl)....Pages 135-149 Question-Think-Learn: A Pedagogy for Understanding the Material World (Belinda von Mengersen, Terry Wilkinson)....Pages 151-175 Pedagogy for Technical Understanding (Torben Steeg, David Hills-Taylor)....Pages 177-199 Capability, Quality and Judgement: Learners’ Experiences of Assessment (Richard Kimbell)....Pages 201-217 Technology Education Pedagogy: Enhancing STEM Learning (John G. Wells, Didier Van de Velde)....Pages 219-244 Teaching Problem-Solving in the Digital Era (Moshe Barak)....Pages 245-265 Pedagogical Approaches to Vocational Education (P. John Williams)....Pages 267-282 Teaching Technology in “Poorly Resourced” Contexts (Mishack T. Gumbo)....Pages 283-296 Pedagogy Involving Social and Cognitive Interaction Between Teachers and Pupils (Niall Seery)....Pages 297-310 Philosophy of Technology for Children and Youth (Stephen Petrina)....Pages 311-323 Synoptic Review (David Barlex)....Pages 325-344