This handbook of technology education offers a state-of-the-art survey of developments in technology education worldwide.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Editors and Contributors
• Part I Philosophy of Technology and Engineering
• 1 Philosophy of Technology and Engineering - John R. Dakers
• 2 Philosophy of Technology: Themes and Topics - Marc J. de Vries
• 3 Nomadology: A Lens to Explore the Concept of Technological Literacy - John R. Dakers
• 4 Teaching Science and Technology - Joseph C. Pitt
• 5 From Crit to Social Critique - Stephen Petrina
• 6 Religion and Technology - Dennis Cheek
• Part II Curriculum Perspectives
• 7 Curriculum Perspectives in Technology Education: Section Introduction - P. John Williams
• 8 Technology Education: An International History - Marc J. de Vries
• 9 Technology Education: History of Research - P. John Williams
• 10 Authentic Research for Technology Education - Chris Merrill
• 11 Design and Technology in England: An Ambitious Vision Thwarted by Unintended Consequences - David Barlex
• 12 Technology Education in the New Zealand Curriculum: History and Rationale - Louise Milne
• 13 Middle Childhood Education: Engineering Concepts, Practices, and Trajectories - Cathy P. Lachapelle, Christine M. Cunningham and Martha E. Davis
• 14 The Nature of Interdisciplinary STEM Education - Michael K. Daugherty and Vinson Carter
• 15 Engineering and Technology Concepts: Key Ideas That Students Should Understand - Michael Hacker
• 16 Technical Vocational Education: From Dualistic to Pluralistic Thinking - Nina Kilbrink
• 17 Exploring the Relationship Between Technology Education and Educational Sloyd - Jonas Hallström
• 18 Design and Technology Education and Its Curriculum Policy Challenges - Steve Keirl
• 19 Technology Education Standards in the United States: History and Rationale - Philip Anthony Reed
• 20 The Importance of the Conceptual in Progressing Technology Teaching and Learning - Cliff Harwood and Vicki J. Compton
• 21 Informal, Out-of-School Technology Education - Yvonne M. Spicer
• Part III Domains in Technology Education
• 22 Teaching and Learning Technology in Different Domains: Tradition and Future Developments - Moshe Barak
• 23 Food in the School Curriculum: A Discussion of Alternative Approaches - Marion Rutland
• 24 Textiles, a Dynamic Exchange: Challenges and Opportunities - Belinda von Mengersen
• 25 Resistant Materials in Technology Education - Owain Pedgley and Bahar Sener
• 26 Teaching Electronics: From Building Circuits to Systems Thinking and Programming - Moshe Barak
• 27 Robotics in Technology Education - Martin Fislake
• 28 Drawing and Sketching: Understanding the Complexity of Paper–Pencil Interactions Within Technology Education - Diarmaid Lane
• 29 Using Computer Technologies in Design and Technology Education: Teaching-Learning Process - Jacques Ginestié
• 30 Maker Movement in Education: History and Prospects - Paulo Blikstein
• Part IV Teaching and Learning
• 31 Teaching and Learning in Technology: Section Introduction - Wendy Fox-Turnbull
• 32 Learning About Systems - Maria Svensson
• 33 Influences of Materials on Design and Problem Solving Learning About Materials - Patricia Potter and Bev France
• 34 Authentic Learning and Technology Education - Ann Marie Hill
• 35 Problem-Based Learning in Technology Education - Marnie Best
• 36 Emotion and Technology Education - David Spendlove
• 37 Technology Education as a Practice-Based Discipline - Johannes Strobel
• 38 Teaching the Language of Technology: Toward a Research Agenda - Gerald van Dijk and Maaike Hajer
• 39 Classroom Interaction in Technology Education - Wendy Fox-Turnbull
• 40 Linking Knowledge and Activities: How can Classroom Activities in Technology Reflect Professional Technological Knowledge and Practices? - Bjørn-Tore Esjeholm and Berit Bungum
• 41 Perceptions and Attitudes of Pupils Toward Technology - Piet Ankiewicz
• 42 Collaborative Design Work in Technology Education - Kaiju Kangas and Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen
• 43 Modeling in Technology Education: A Route to Technological Literacy - Bev France
• Part V Technology Teacher Education
• 44 Technology Teacher Education - John Ritz
• 45 Community of Practice: Pedagogical Strategies for Linking Communities of Practice to the Classroom - Wendy Slatter and Bev France
• 46 Design in Technology Education: Current State of Affairs - Grietjie Haupt
• 47 Predictions and Realities: The Influences That Shape Beginning Design and Technology Teachers’ Professional Identity - Denise MacGregor
• 48 Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Technology Education - Michael A. de Miranda
• 49 Visions of the Technology Education Profession by Technology Teacher Educators - John Ritz and Gene Martin
• Part VI Assessment
• 50 Assessment in Technology Education: Section Introduction - Kay Stables
• 51 Making Assessment Judgments: Policy, Practice, and Research - Richard Kimbell
• 52 Assessment and Learning: The Proximal and Distal Effects of Comparative Judgment - Niall Seery and Donal Canty
• 53 Use of Portfolios for Assessment in Design and Technology Education - Kay Stables
• 54 Formative Assessment of Creativity - Remke Marleen Klapwijk
• 55 Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Assessment in Technology Education - Eva Hartell
• Part VII Social and Ethical Issues
• 56 Social and Ethical Issues in Technology Education: Section Introduction - Steve Keirl
• 57 Rethinking Teaching of Technology: An Approach Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems - Mishack T Gumbo
• 58 Sustainability as a Transformative Factor for Teaching and Learning in Technology Education - Margarita Pavlova
• 59 Industry Involvement in Technology Education - Gabriele Graube and Ingelore Mammes
• 60 A Social Ecosystem of Distributed Learning Through the Braid of Technology Education and Communication - Maarten C. A. van der Sanden, Durdane Bayram-Jacobs and Giovanni P. M. Stijnen
• 61 Gender and Technology Education - Sonja Niiranen
• Part VIII Media
• 62 Media in Technology Education: Section Introduction - Marc J. de Vries
• 63 Technology and Children's Literature - Cecilia Axell
• 64 Use of Films in Technology Education - Kuen-Yi Lin
• 65 Social Media and the Internet in Technology Education - Thomas Loveland