Issues in Design and Technology Teaching identifies and examines the important concerns in this subject, seeking to challenge preconceptions and stimulate debate about this relative newcomer to the National Curriculum. Key areas addressed are:
Issues of Definition: getting to the roots of the concept of design and its educational value
Issues in the Classroom: the role and implementation of new technologies, and issues involved in planning and assessment
Issues in the School Context: gender as a concern in Design and Technology, with an examination...
Issues in Design and Technology Teaching identifies and examines the important concerns in this subject, seeking to challenge preconceptio...
This text has been written to support the ongoing professional development of newly-qualified and practising design and technology teachers. The book covers key topics that relate to teaching practice including: practical issues such as running successful workshops, managing resources and modelling; and philosophical issues such as values in design and technology, the educational value of craft, and gender issues.
This text has been written to support the ongoing professional development of newly-qualified and practising design and technology teachers. The book ...
