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Classifying Approaches to and Philosophies of Elementary-School Technology Education
Author:
Patrick Foster
University of Missouri, US
About Patrick
Doctoral student in the Technology and Industry Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
Abstract
In 1974, Hoots classified historical philosophies of elementary-school industrial arts (ESIA) into four categories: subject matter, in which children would study technology and its social impacts (e.g., Gilbert, 1966); arts and crafts, consisting of what Hoots (1974) called “concrete manipulative activities” (p. 225); method of teaching, in which industrial arts delivered, reinforced, and enriched the traditional elementary curriculum (e.g., Henak, 1973), and tools, materials, and processes, focusing, as the name implies, on technological materials and processes (e.g., Miller & Boyd, 1970).
How to Cite:
Foster, P. (1997). Classifying Approaches to and Philosophies of Elementary-School Technology Education. Journal of Technology Education, 8(2), 21–34. DOI: http://doi.org/10.21061/jte.v8i2.a.2
Published on
22 Mar 1997.
Peer Reviewed
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