Teacher Challenges to Implement Engineering Design in Secondary Technology Education (Part 3)

Authors

Todd R. Kelley, Purdue University
Robert C. Wicklein, University of Georgia

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of Industrial Teacher Education

Volume

46

Issue

3

Publisher

National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators

Publication Date

2009

First Page

34

Last Page

50

Abstract

This descriptive study examined the current status of technology education teacher practices with respect to engineering design. This article is the third article in a three-part series presenting the results of this study. The first article in the series titled Examination of Engineering Design Curriculum Content highlighted the research findings regarding engineering design curriculum content delivered by technology education teachers. The second article in the series titled Examination of Assessment Practices for Engineering Design Projects in Secondary Technology Education reported technology education teachers’ assessment practices when implementing engineering design projects in the classroom. The sample for this study was drawn from the current International Technology Education Association (ITEA) membership database. This article will present the research findings that identified challenges faced by technology educators when seeking to implement engineering design.

Comments

Originally published by the National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators (NAITTE). HTML fulltext can be accessed through the Journal of Industrial Teacher Education.