Insights into the intrinsic and extrinsic challenges for implementing technology education: case studies of Queensland teachers |
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Authors: | Glenn Finger Belinda Houguet |
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Institution: | (1) Faculty of Education, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia;(2) Pimpama State School, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia |
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Abstract: | This study, embedded within the Researching School Change in Technology Education (RSCTE) project in Queensland, Australia, aimed to gain insights into the intrinsic and extrinsic challenges experienced
by teachers during the implementation of technology education within primary school settings. The official publication and
launch of the Technology years 1–10 syllabus and associated curriculum materials by the Queensland Studies Authority during 2003 saw the first formal Technology curriculum
for primary schools in Queensland. The Queensland Government announced that all Queensland schools were to aim for full implementation
of this new Key Learning Area (KLA) by 2007. This presented a challenge for Queensland teachers as they began to understand
this new KLA and subsequently, were required to implement technology education for the first time. Education Queensland released
a number of different strategies that were designed to assist this implementation, including research partnerships with universities.
Thus, the RSCTE project, a partnership project between Education Queensland and Griffith University included implementation
research within schools. Through the identification of insights into intrinsic and extrinsic challenges, this study, while
recognising the limitations of transferability beyond the case studies presented, provides suggestions to assist the implementation
of technology education. |
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Keywords: | Intended curriculum Implemented curriculum Received curriculum Intrinsic challenges Extrinsic challenges Design challenges Technology education |
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