Overview
Design and Technology evolved in the school curriculum from the mid 1960s. By the 1980s it had become mainstream for the British government to fund research exploring what learners could do when challenged with design & technology tasks. The authors worked together on that project, producing in 1991 the first seminal research report on learners’ capability in design and technology. This book summarises the lessons learned from this and other projects. The book’s messages centre on the designing activity, on learning, teaching and assessment, and, more widely, on what can be learnt about the research process itself. The authors aim to answer questions such as: How does the active, concrete learning tradition enable cognitive and emotional growth? What influences bear upon the process; the teacher, the environment, the task, the learners themselves? Researching such questions, their concerns have integrated the conceptual, the practical and the pedagogic.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Kimbell ,
Kay Stables
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: 1st ed. 2007. 2nd printing 2008
Volume: 34
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 1.060kg
ISBN: 9781402090547
ISBN 10: 1402090544
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 27 September 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: The new Kimbell and Stables book ... deals with technology education only. ... I would like to recommend ... warmly to all researchers in technology education. ... There are three Parts. In Part 1 the underlying philosophical position of the research group is explained. Part 2 consists of project descriptions. Part 3 discusses 'emerging issues and understanding'. ... can be seen as milestones in the (relatively short) history of technology education research. ... excellent contributions to their respective book series. (Marc de Vries, International Journal of Technology and Design Education, Vol. 18, 2008)
"From the reviews: ""The new Kimbell and Stables book … deals with technology education only. … I would like to recommend … warmly to all researchers in technology education. … There are three Parts. In Part 1 the underlying philosophical position of the research group is explained. Part 2 consists of project descriptions. Part 3 discusses ‘emerging issues and understanding’. … can be seen as milestones in the (relatively short) history of technology education research. … excellent contributions to their respective book series."" (Marc de Vries, International Journal of Technology and Design Education, Vol. 18, 2008)"
From the reviews: The new Kimbell and Stables book ... deals with technology education only. ... I would like to recommend ... warmly to all researchers in technology education. ... There are three Parts. In Part 1 the underlying philosophical position of the research group is explained. Part 2 consists of project descriptions. Part 3 discusses `emerging issues and understanding'. ... can be seen as milestones in the (relatively short) history of technology education research. ... excellent contributions to their respective book series. (Marc de Vries, International Journal of Technology and Design Education, Vol. 18, 2008)
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