Towards a Three-Part Heuristic Framework for Technology Education

Autor/inn/en	Nordlöf, Charlotta; Norström, Per; Höst, Gunnar; Hallström, Jonas
Titel	Towards a Three-Part Heuristic Framework for Technology Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 32 (2022) 3, S.1583-1604 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nordlöf, Charlotta) ORCID (Norström, Per) ORCID (Höst, Gunnar) ORCID (Hallström, Jonas)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957 7572
DOI	10.1007/s10798-021-09664-8
Schlagwörter	Technology Education; Heuristics; Technological Literacy; Epistemology; National Curriculum; Foreign Countries; Philosophy; Sweden; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Heuristik; Technisches Wissen; Erkenntnistheorie; Ausland; Philosophie; Schweden
Abstract	There is not one single global version of technology education; curricula and standards have different forms and content. This sometimes leads to difficulties in discussing and comparing technology education internationally. Existing philosophical frameworks of technological knowledge have not been used to any great extent in technology education. In response, the aim of this article is to construct a heuristic framework for technology education, based on professional and academic technological knowledge traditions. We present this framework as an "epistemological tripod of technology education" with mutually supporting legs. We discuss how this tripod relates to a selection of epistemological views within the philosophy of technology. Furthermore, we apply the framework to the Swedish and English technology curricula, to demonstrate its utility as an analytic tool when discerning differences between national curricula. Each leg of the tripod represents one category of technological knowledge: (1) technical skills, (2) technological scientific knowledge and (3) socio-ethical technical understanding. The heuristic framework is a conceptual model intended for use in discussing, describing, and comparing curriculum components and technology education in general, and potentially also as support for planning and conducting technology teaching. It may facilitate common understanding of technology education between different countries and technology education traditions. Furthermore, it is a potentially powerful tool for concretising the components of technological literacy. (As Provided).
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