Reviews the new Standards for Technological Literacy, presenting the case for and against standards. Examines the experiences in science/math and the arts, suggesting that the latter offers lessons for technology education in the use of standards for curriculum development. (Contains 59 references.) (SK)

Responses from 187 of 350 human resources development (HRD) practitioners identified values in the organizational culture of HRD, including both humanistic and corporatist orientations, high priority on program planning, stronger preference for preclass over in-class skills, and emphasis on trainee reaction in evaluation. (SK)

Meta-synthesis of problem posing and creativity in technology education addresses the following: (1) constructivist and sociocultural frameworks; (2) the concept of problem posing; (3) problem posing in mathematics learning; (4) problem solving in technology education; and (5) implications for technology education. Contains 87 references. (SK)

Printing industry workers, managers, and union representatives and college vocational printing programs were interviewed (n=48). Technological changes were devaluing craftwork, but computers offered new challenges. Companies were changing faster than colleges could respond. A need to identify principles that transcend printing media was…

Technology's ability to cross the border between liberal learning and practical knowledge is a compelling argument for its place in the curriculum. A review of its evolution from manual training through industrial arts to technology education provides the basis for a curriculum framework structured around the tension between technological literacy…

Focuses on the issues, challenges, and approaches that must be considered when studying the impact of technology on work and jobs. Examines relevant theory, research hypotheses and questions, conceptual frameworks, methodologies, and the problem of operationalizing and measuring skill. (Author/JOW)

This literature review focuses on five currents: (1) politicization of teaching; (2) professionalization of teaching; (3) curriculum reform in teacher education; (4) democratization of teaching; and (5) revitalization of teacher education research. It concludes that scholarship in technology teacher education reflects mainstream issues, but…

Technology education presents difficulties because its legitimization is socially determined and social understanding of "valid" knowledge does not include it. The field could continue attempts to become socially valued; seek acceptance through association with valued disciplines; or abandon either route and concentrate on improvement of its own…

According to survey responses from 392 industrial teacher educators on the liberal studies content for technology teachers, they disproportionately value math/science over humanities/social science; they advocate linking coursework with clinical experience, higher order thinking, early field experience, inquiry, and cultivation of master teachers;…

Case studies of workplace literacy programs provided by a technical college to a hospital consortium, by a technical college to a high-tech firm, and by an Opportunities Industrialization Center illustrate how vocational institutions can offer customized curricula based on actual workplace situations to diverse business clients. (SK)