Education for Sustainable Development in technology education in Irish schools: A curriculum analysis

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-332

  McGarr, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Development education; Education for Sustainable Development; Technology and Society; Technology education; Technology education in Ireland

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; INTEGRATION; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CRITICAL THINKING; EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; IRELAND; TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 77956897715     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: 15731804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10798-009-9087-7     Document Type: Article

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