Shaping Concepts of Technology: What Concepts and How to Shape Them

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 3-10

  De Vries, Marc J ^a   Tamir, Arley ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Israeli Ministry of Education   (Israel)

Author keywords

Concept learning; Constructivism; Philosophy of technology

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CONSTRUCTIVISM; TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030692945     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008869205370     Document Type: Article

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