Beyond ‘chalk and talk’: educator perspectives on design immersion programs for rural and regional schools

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 35-65

  Wright, Natalie ^a   Miller, Evonne ^a   Dawes, Les ^a   Wrigley, Cara ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

21st century skills; Design immersion; Design thinking; Design led educational innovation; Rural and regional education Secondary Education; Teacher professional development

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; RURAL AREAS;

21ST CENTURY SKILLS; CLASSROOM PRACTICES; COMMUNITY BUILDINGS; DESIGN THINKING; EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

STUDENTS;

EID: 85057308336     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: 15731804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10798-018-9487-7     Document Type: Article

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