Curriculum Organization in Technology Education: A Critique of Six Trends.

Petrina, Stephen

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ERIC Number: EJ478853

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Publication Date: 1994

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Curriculum Organization in Technology Education: A Critique of Six Trends.

Petrina, Stephen

Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, v31 n2 p44-69 Win 1994

Five trends in technology education curriculum development require serious examination: (1) neglect of curriculum theory; (2) technical models of curriculum planning; (3) trivialization through pervasive systems models; (4) disparate goals and objectives; and (5) philosophical drift from grounding in experience to grounding in action. (SK)

Descriptors: Course Organization, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Problem Solving, Systems Approach, Technology Education

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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