Applications of Research in Technology Education: Helping Teachers Develop Research-Informed Practice (Hardcover)

1. Introduction.- 2. An exploration of the perceptions of Design and Technology subject leaders on their practices in sustaining and developing the subject within the secondary school curriculum.- 3. Assessment for learning in design and technology: An ethnographic study in Mauritius state secondary schools.- 4. The potential for a future-focused curriculum in New Zealand: The perceptions and practice of six secondary school technology teachers.- 5. The formation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Teacher Identities: Pre-service teacher’s perceptions.- 6.- A phenomenological study of pre-service teachers' subject knowledge in secondary design and technology.- 7. The Impact of the Design Process on Student Self-Efficacy and Content Knowledge.- 8. Enhancing Elementary Teacher Practice Through Technological/Engineering Design Based Learning.- 9. Investigation of Problem Solving Skills Among 12th Grade Engineering Students.- 10. Teaching and learning science through design activities - A revision of design-based learning.- 11. Investigating the role of spatial ability as a factor of human intelligence in technology education: Towards a causal theory of the relationship between spatial ability and STEM education.- 12. A human-centered design approach to fashion design education.- 13. Developing a framework for integrating competences, skills and knowledge in design and technology in secondary schools.- 14. How children solve engineering design problems: a study of design process patterns using sequential analysis.- 15. Enacting technology education: Investigating the relationship between goals for teaching technology and enacted practices.