International Handbook of Primary Technology Education: Reviewing the Past Twenty Years

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Twenty Years of Primary Design and Technology in England....Pages 3-11
Primary Technological Education for All in France....Pages 13-27
Technology in the Primary Sector in New Zealand....Pages 29-38
Technology in the Scottish Primary School....Pages 39-50
Technology in Malaysian Primary Schools....Pages 51-60
Caught in the Currents - the Shaping of Primary Technology Education in Australia....Pages 61-76
The Growth of Primary Design and Technology Teacher Education in South Australia....Pages 77-88
Primary Technology Education in New Zealand....Pages 89-95
Technology Education in Finnish Comprehensive Schools....Pages 97-105
The Implementation of Primary Technology Education in South Africa....Pages 107-116
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Nuffield Primary Design & Technology – A Brief History....Pages 119-135
Designerly Thinking in the Foundation Stage....Pages 137-150
Technological Education....Pages 151-166
In Search of A Pedagogy for Primary Design and Technology....Pages 167-180
The Rise of Technological Literacy in Primary Education....Pages 181-193
Autophotography....Pages 195-209
Exciting Electrics – the Starting Point Approach to Design and Technology in Action....Pages 211-219
Taking Ideas on a Journey....Pages 221-234
Primary Design and Technology Education and Ethical Technological Literacy....Pages 235-246
Research into Primary-Aged Children’s Designing....Pages 247-259
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Technology Education and Education for Enterprise (E4E)....Pages 261-273
Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in Primary Design and Technology Education....Pages 275-283
Perceptions of Primary Design and Technology....Pages 285-304
Indigenous Technology and Culture....Pages 305-317
Back Matter....Pages 319-323