Editors:
- Provides cutting-edge research, together with clear guidelines on how it can be used to inform practice
- Presents research in an easily accessible format to ensure its relevance for teachers
- Includes practical advice on how practitioners can become researchers
Part of the book series: Contemporary Issues in Technology Education (CITE)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Curriculum Content
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Front Matter
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Stories of Technology
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Cognition
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Girls and Technology
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About this book
This volume brings together significant international research in technology education by focusing on contemporary postgraduate research, elaborating on the findings with the aim of making the content relevant to researchers, teachers and other potential researchers in the field. The book shares with readers what the research means for classroom teachers through understanding different motivations for teaching technology in schools and observing the model of learning supported by the research. Each chapter in the book includes references to the digital edition of the respective full thesis, allowing readers to consult the research in detail if necessary.
This book continues the work done by 2017’s Contemporary Research in Technology Education by the same editors.
Editors and Affiliations
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Curtin University, Perth, Australia
P John Williams
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University of Exeter Associate, Brighton, UK
David Barlex
About the editors
Professor PJohn Williams is a Professor of Education and the Director of Graduate Research at the School of Education, Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia, where he teaches and supervises research students in STEM and technology education. Apart from Australia, he has worked and studied in a number of African and Indian Ocean countries, as well as New Zealand and the United States. His current research interests include STEM, mentoring beginning teachers, PCK and electronic assessment of performance. He regularly presents at international and national conferences, consults on Technology Education in a number of countries, and is a longstanding member of eight professional associations. He is the series editor of Springer’s Contemporary Issues in Technology Education and serves on the editorial board of six professional journals. He has authored or contributed to over 240 publications, and was elected to the International Technology and Engineering Education Association’s Academy of Fellows for his contributions to the profession.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Explorations in Technology Education Research
Book Subtitle: Helping Teachers Develop Research Informed Practice
Editors: P John Williams, David Barlex
Series Title: Contemporary Issues in Technology Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3010-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3009-4Published: 05 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-3010-0Published: 28 January 2019
Series ISSN: 2510-0327
Series E-ISSN: 2510-0335
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 290
Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations
Topics: Engineering/Technology Education, International and Comparative Education, Learning & Instruction