Issues in Design and Technology Teaching

<p><em>Issues in Design and Technology Teaching</em> identifies and examines the important concerns in this subject, seeking to challenge preconceptions and stimulate debate about this relative newcomer to the National Curriculum. Key areas addressed are:</p><ul> <li>Issues of Definition: getting to the roots of the concept of design and its educational value</li> <li>Issues in the Classroom: the role and implementation of new technologies, and issues involved in planning and assessment</li> <li>Issues in the School Context: gender as a concern in Design and Technology, with an examination of boys' performance in this area</li> <li>Issues Beyond the School: ethics, values and attitudes in Design and Technology, and a discussion of the benefits of partnerships with industry.</li> </ul><p><em>Issues in Design and Technology Teaching</em> provides support for student teachers and NQTs in primary and secondary schools, helping them to reach informed judgements about the subject they are teaching.</p> <p><strong>Part 1:</strong><strong>Issues of Definition</strong> 1. The Challenge for Design and Technology Education 2. How Can We Meet the Challenges Posed by a New Model of Practical Scholarship? 3. Designing, What Does it Mean at Key Stages 2 and 3? 4. The Educational Value of Making <strong>Part 2:</strong><strong>Issues in the Classroom</strong> 5. How Should the Current Technologies be Implemented in the Design and Technology Curriculum? 6. ICT: Supporting Quality in Design and Technology 7. Issues in Planning Design and Technology: Key Stages 1 and 2 8. Assessment in Design and Technology: Authenticity and Management Issues <strong>Part 3:</strong><strong>Issues in the School Context</strong> 9. Boys' Performance in Design and Technology: the Context and the Issues 10. Is Gender Still on the agenda as an Issue for Design and Technology?<strong> Part 4:</strong><strong>Issues Beyond the School</strong> 11. What has Ethics to do with Design and Technology Education? 12. Values and Attitudes in Design and Technology 13. Links with Industry: to What Extent is it Possible to Establish Effective Links to Benefit All Partners? 14. The Professional Nature of Teaching: Issues for Design and Technology Teachers</p>