The Impact of Technology Education
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The increasing use of technology in our lives requires not only the qualification of young professionals through vocational training in order to maintain innovation and technical and societal progress, but also a technical education "for everyone", so as to cope with these environments and to become a society with technology literacy. A lack of technology activities may not only result in a "technology illiteracy", thus making a responsible participation in social life more difficult, but also has an impact on identity development. Against this background, technology education is getting…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The increasing use of technology in our lives requires not only the qualification of young professionals through vocational training in order to maintain innovation and technical and societal progress, but also a technical education "for everyone", so as to cope with these environments and to become a society with technology literacy. A lack of technology activities may not only result in a "technology illiteracy", thus making a responsible participation in social life more difficult, but also has an impact on identity development. Against this background, technology education is getting important and has an impact on various aspects of the personality, e.g. skills, knowledge and interest in technology, which initiate lifelong learning.With the combination of articles, the editors of Technology Education Vol. III want to give an insight into international approaches of technology education and its impact. Nine authors, respectively teams of authors from various countries present their educational Setting and the impact it has for the personality development in technology.
Autorenporträt
Adenstedt, VictoriaAdenstedt, Victoria (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany): Victoria Adenstedt is a graduate student and research assistant at the Institute of Educational Sciences at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Her PhD thesis deals with the technical self-concept of primary-school pupils. She is interested in gender differences in technical interest and technical problemsolving.

Fletcher, StefanFletcher, Stefan (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany): Stefan Fletcher has been holding the chair for Engineering and its Didactics with the collaboration of Martin Lang at University of Duisburg Essen's faculty for Engineering Sciences since 2008. At his department in Essen, Prof. Dr. Fletcher Set up a video and eye tracking lab and does research in the field of teaching methodology for engineering on learning processes as well as in the field of computerised teaching and learning media. He is a member of the executive board for the Centre of Teacher Training (ZLB) at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Further, he is a member of the scientific advisory board for the Journal of Technical Education (JoTEd).