ERIC Number: EJ869898
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 38
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1864
Preparing Technology Teachers to Teach Engineering Design
Asunda, Paul A.; Hill, Roger B.
Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, v45 n1 p26-53 2008
The purpose of this study was to describe a process of preparing technology education teachers to teach engineering design concepts in the context of technology education. This process was identified through a study of professional development activities that were organized and conducted by technology teacher education partner universities of the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) to prepare middle school and high school technology teachers to infuse engineering design, problem solving, content, and analytical skills into the K-12 curriculum. A collective multisite case study formed the methodology for this study. Data were collected using individual interview sessions that lasted 30-40 minutes, video materials, observations, and artifacts. A total of 15 interviews were individually analyzed, and then compared through a cross-case analysis. Several sub themes emerged to illuminate the central theme of professional development. These included planning, communities of practice, administration and climate, practitioner needs, activities in the classroom, expertise, meaning making, and assessment. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Professional Development, Technology Education, Design, Teacher Education, Middle School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, High Schools, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills, Interviews, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Planning, Class Activities, Teaching Methods, Student Evaluation
National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators. Web site: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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