ERIC Number: EJ965336
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 13
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Analysis of Engineering Content within Technology Education Programs
Fantz, Todd D.; Katsioloudis, Petros J.
Journal of Technology Education, v23 n1 p19-31 Fall 2011
In order to effectively teach engineering, technology teachers need to be taught engineering content, concepts, and related pedagogy. Some researchers posit that technology education programs may not have enough content to prepare technology teachers to teach engineering design. Certain technology teacher education programs have responded by changing the programs' name to include engineering. However, a change of name does not necessarily indicate a change of content or pedagogy offered by the institutions. This study was done to determine the differences in engineering content offered by technology education licensing programs. In particular, the study compared programs that acknowledged engineering content in their program by adding the term engineering to the program's title to programs that did not. In addition, this study looked at the differences between technology education programs housed in colleges of engineering versus programs housed in colleges of education, technology, business, fine arts, etc. It was found that programs with engineering in the title did not significantly differ in their engineering content from programs without a change in name. This could indicate that some programs have adopted the term engineering into their title without increasing the engineering content of their program. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Technology Education, Engineering Education, Content Analysis, College Programs, Higher Education, Comparative Analysis
Journal of Technology Education. Web site: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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