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ERIC Number: EJ952050
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-2158-6586
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The Three "Faces" of Technology Education
Renfrow, Duane A.
Journal of STEM Teacher Education, v48 n3 p7-17 2011
There are three "faces" of Technology Education. What is meant by this? It means that more emphasis should be given to the students who take industrial technology education (ITE) classes at the high school level with less emphasis given to standards, objectives, or outcomes developed by national organizations. Viewed in this light, three different faces, or types of students, can be envisioned as being served by ITE programs. The first face seen is that of a young person wearing safety glasses, a hard hat, and with a pencil behind one ear. The second face is that of a young person wearing safety glasses who is holding an iPod listening to music. The third face is that of a young person wearing safety glasses who is operating a graphing calculator. The purpose of this paper is to identify the three "faces" of ITE, to show how current curriculums address the first and third "faces", and to suggest how the second "face" should be supported.
Association for sTEm Teacher Education. Web site: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/index.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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