Journal article
A critical perspective on technology education in Australia
Journal of the Japan Society of Technology Education, Vol.61(2), pp.169-186
2019
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Abstract
Technical education has a long history in Australia, and the curriculum area is now currently known as Technologies Education. Two significant milestones in that history include its declaration as a compulsory learning area in 1987, and its inclusion in the national curriculum in 2014. While this indicates a strong curriculum position for the learning area, there remain a number threats to its continuity. The threats include a shortage of teachers, student and community attitudes, STEM and the costs associated with providing a contemporary technology program.
Details
- Title
- A critical perspective on technology education in Australia
- Creators
- P John Williams - Curtin UniversityDavid Ellis - Southern Cross UniversityJeremy Pagram - Edith Cowan UniversityDenise Macgregor - University of South AustraliaKurt Seeman - Swinburne University of TechnologyShinichi Fujita
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Japan Society of Technology Education, Vol.61(2), pp.169-186
- Publisher
- Japan Society of Technology Education
- Identifiers
- 3039; 991012822029802368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education; School of Education
- Language
- Japanese
- Resource Type
- Journal article