Technology Education Teachers' Beliefs: Transition across 40 Years in the United States

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to investigate Technology Education teachers’beliefs about the “purposes” and “content” of Technology Education instruction in the U.S. In addition, this study provided a longitudinal record of the Technology Education profession over 40 years. An on-line survey was developed and sent separately to middle school and high school Technology Education teachers, who (1) taught within seven selected states in three regions (eastern,mid-west, and western) of the United States; and (2) were members of the International Technology and Engineering Educators’ Association. We developed the instrument items based on previous national surveys and emerging issues in the profession. Findings from this survey were put into historical context by comparing results with the four national surveys covering over 40 years to identify changes in teachers’ beliefs about the purposes, and content of Technology Education as well as to document demographic changes. A number of findings were pertinent to this paper. First, Technology Education is the most frequently used program name followed by a variety of alternate program names;some form of “engineering” appears to be an emerging trend for naming Technology Education programs. Second, the composition of Technology Education teachers and students has become more diverse over time with substantial increases in diversity for the past 10 years. Third, general education purposes such as “develop problem solving skills” are the most frequent purposes teachers identified while vocational type purposes such as “develop skills in using tools and machines” were prominent in previous studies.
Finally, Technology Education teachers reported that they believe Technology Education should address “core concepts of technology” taught in the context of design and problem solving. These and other findings are discussed in terms of their impact on Technology Education programs and implications for future development in the profession.

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