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Debates in Design and Technology Teaching explores all the major issues facing D&T teachers. It encourages critical reflection and is the ideal companion for any student or practising teacher engaged in initial training, continuing professional development and Masters level study.
List of contents
Introduction Setting the Scene 1. Government Policies and Design and Technology Education 2. Developments in Teaching Design and Technology 3. International Perspectives on Technology Education Debates about Design and Technology 4. Why is Transition from Primary to Secondary School so Difficult? 5. Is Design and Technology About Making or Knowing? 6. Design and Technology Education: Vocational or Academic, a case of Yin and Yang 7. What Makes a Good Technology Teacher? Debates within Design and Technology 8. Does Food Fit in Design and Technology? 9. Textiles: Design and Technology or Art? 10. Using Technology in Design and Technology 11. Stem: Opportunity, Opposition, or Just Good Design and Technology? Debates about teaching Design and Technology 12. The (Continuing) Gender Debate 13. Creativity for a New Generation 14. Assessment Questions Endpiece
About the author
Gwyneth Owen-Jackson is Senior Lecturer at the Open University, UK.
Summary
Design and Technology has long held a controversial place on the school curriculum, with some arguing that it shouldn’t be there at all. This book presents and questions considered arguments and judgements, and explores the major issues that all D&T teachers encounter in their daily professional lives. In exploring some of the key debates, it encourages critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to think more deeply about their practice, and link research and evidence to what they have observed in schools.
Written by expert design and technology education professionals, chapters tackle established and contemporary issues, enabling you to reach informed judgements and argue your point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Debates covered include:
- What is the purpose of design and technology?
- Is it a vocational or academic subject?
- What is the place of design and technology within the STEM agenda?
- What knowledge and skills do teachers really need?
- What does the design and technology gender divide mean for schools and pupils?
- Is it a ‘creative’ subject?
- What is the future for design and technology?
With its combination of expert opinion and fresh insight,
Debates in Design and Technology Education is the ideal companion for any student or practising teacher engaged in initial training, continuing professional development or Masters level study.
