Comparing technology education in the U.S. and U.K.

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-238

  Lewis, Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison; Curriculum as content; Curriculum as process; Technological capability; Technological literacy

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; EVALUATION; MODERNIZATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

COMPARISON; CURRICULUM AS CONTENT; CURRICULUM AS PROCESS; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030365705     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00419881     Document Type: Article

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