Technology Education: AKA Industrial Arts

摘要: Pullias (1989) identified three viewpoints individuals may take regarding the implementation of technology education. One, which will be referred to as “revolutionary” position here, proposes “to discard old and begin fresh.” (p. 3-4). Another, perhaps “evolutionary,” view prefers keep part old, install new, ‘ease’ into full implementation” 3). The third “is disguise what we have been doing for years try make it look like a new curriculum” These can correlated directly positions one relative historical relationship between industrial arts For example, those who hold revolutionary find few similarities Pullias, argued that “blinders are going removed educators accept fact education is something totally new. Technology not remake arts...” (1992, p. 4). Those holding evolutionary point also see But they progenitor Dugger (1985) suggested major event cause when he noted “industrial has undergone tremendous curriculum thrust become education” 2). Echoing Dugger, Waetjen wrote: