Knobler (1971) notes that within society at least three
communities are affected by intellectual property rights and
these include; the stakeholders who produce and distribute
the new knowledge such as Microsoft or Disney, individual
generators of new knowledge such as…

Title: The Cultural Transmission of Artefacts, Skills and
Knowledge: Eleven studies in technology education in
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Emerging international research suggests that
enhancing teacher-student assessment for learning
(AfL) interactions is a key to enhancing student
learning. Planning frameworks that make explicit the
multiple dimensions of technology can be used to
extend teacher knowledge and focus interaction.
Effective…

Nowadays universities are required not only to impart
knowledge of specific disciplines but also generic graduate
attributes such as communication, problem-solving,
teamwork, creative thinking, research and inquiry skills. For
students to attain these generic skills, educators are
encouraged to use…

Over the past decade, several prominent U.S.
organizations have suggested Americans – particularly
American students – should be more knowledgeable
about technology to be successful, well-rounded
citizens. However, these urgings have been made
largely in the absence of data about…

The present article examines how practices of computersupported
collaborative designing may be implemented in
an elementary classroom. We present a case study in
which 12-year-old students engaged in architectural design
under the guidance of their teacher and a professional
designer.…

This paper will address five questions that emerge
from the title of the Design and Technology
Association Education and International Research
Conference 2007: ‘Linking Learning’: (a) How can we
think about learning so that it informs our work in
design…

The paper presents the findings of a PhD study into
design decision-making and specifically the use of values
during design decision-making. Firstly it presents a model
of design decision-making as a combination of the use of
knowledge, skills and values…

Knowledge Promotion is the recent curriculum for the
Norwegian 10-year compulsory school. Technology and
Design (ToD) is a new main subject area in Natural
Science. ToD should be taught across the curriculum
between Natural Science, Art and Crafts, and
Mathematics.…

Junior Certificate Technical Graphics was introduced
in Ireland in 1991 and aimed to develop innovative
problem solving aptitudes and knowledge of plane
and descriptive geometry (NCCA 1991). Despite the
philosophy of breadth and balance (NCCA 2004)
associated with educational outcomes…