Pupils' attitudes to technology in key stage 3 of the national curriculum: A study of pupils in South Wales

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-29

  Hendley, Dave ^a   Stables, Andrew ^b   Parkinson, John ^a   Tanner, Howard ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes of pupils; Design and technology; Gender; Perceptions of pupils

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

LIKERT TYPE ATTITUDE SCALE; MARKET ECONOMY PHILOSOPHY; NATIONAL CURRICULUM; PUPILS ATTITUDE; PUPILS PERCEPTION;

EDUCATION;

EID: 0029699611     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00571070     Document Type: Article

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