Technology [microform] : A National Imperative
- Bib ID:
- 5499857
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- International Technology Education Association, Reston, VA
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988
- 30 p.
- Summary:
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Many changes will occur in the United States in the next decade, often occasioned by new technology. Most new jobs will be highly technical and require technical education. At the same time, however, fewer workers with the required skills may be available as the U.S. work force becomes increasingly older, more female, and more disadvantaged. Technology has been described as the application of mathematics and science for specific purposes--to make life better. It also has been described as the use of knowledge, tools, and skills to increase our potential, to solve problems, and to modify the world. Faced with increasing technological change, schools are addressing many aspects of technology through a contemporary subject called "technology education." As part of the school curriculum, technology education teaches students to understand, use, and control technology. The curriculum covers the development of technology and its effect on people, the environment, and society. The increasing sophistication of the technological world has caused educators to address technology in conjunction with the study of mathematics and science. A curriculum has been developed and the parameters of technology education have been set. If parents, teachers, government officials, and corporate executives all play their parts, success in teaching technology education will result in a more educated populace that will provide the United States with the competitive edge necessary to remain as one of the most productive nations in the world. (KC)
- Notes:
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- Availability: Publications Department, International Technology Education Association, 1914 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091 ($8.00 members; $10.00 nonmembers).
- Sponsoring Agency: Technical Foundation of America, Lansing, IL.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Curriculum Development
- Educational Attitudes
- Educational Innovation
- Educational Needs
- Employment Projections
- Futures (of Society)
- Industrial Arts
- Mathematics Instruction
- Postsecondary Education
- Program Improvement
- Science Instruction
- Secondary Education
- Technical Education
- Technological Advancement
- Vocational Education
- Other authors/contributors:
- International Technology Education Association, Reston, VA
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2058 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1988
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