Career and Technical Education Teachers' Perceived Tool and Equipment Availability Related to Teaching Two-Stroke Engines Content: A Preliminary Study

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Katelyn; Anderson, Ryan G.
Titel	Career and Technical Education Teachers' Perceived Tool and Equipment Availability Related to Teaching Two-Stroke Engines Content: A Preliminary Study
Quelle	In: Career and Technical Education Research, 43 (2018) 3, S.213-226 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-754X
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Engines; Access to Education; Educational Resources; Equipment; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbilder; Lehrerverhalten; Maschine; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsmittel
Abstract	Career and technical education (CTE) remains an excellent vehicle for hands-on, minds-on instructional content that works to prepare students for industry-based settings (Slusher, Robinson, & Edwards, 2011). Access to appropriate resources for CTE programs, such as available tools and equipment, can be influential in determining the quality of such coursework and laboratory management more broadly (McKim & Saucier, 2013). Through the lens of distributed cognition as our conceptual framework and in the context of a larger preliminary study rooted in mechanics-based education, we examined the available tools and equipment to teach two-stroke engines as reported by CTE teachers (N = 20) who participated in a comprehensive, industry-led two-stroke engines workshop at Iowa State University. Echoing the findings of McCubbins, Anderson, Paulsen, and Wells (2016), the teachers in the present study reported limited availability of many of the tools and equipment needed to teach two-stroke engines content within their own programs. Recommendations include replication of this study on a national scale, the establishment of program and industry partnerships to identify and procure the necessary tools and equipment for each skill area, and continued professional development opportunities for teachers in the areas of two-stroke engine inspection, troubleshooting, repair, theory and safety. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for Career and Technical Education Research. Web site: http://acteronline.org/publications/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01