Changes in Attitudes toward Craft and Technology during the Last 20 Years

Autor/in	Autio, Ossi
Titel	Changes in Attitudes toward Craft and Technology during the Last 20 Years
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology Education, 28 (2016) 1, S.53-70 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1064
Schlagwörter	Handicrafts; Technology; Attitude Change; Student Attitudes; Educational Trends; Trend Analysis; Technological Literacy; Foreign Countries; Preadolescents; Early Adolescents; Attitude Measures; Likert Scales; Gender Differences; Educational Change; Technology Education; Social Change; Questionnaires; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handwerk; Technologie; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsentwicklung; Trendanalyse; Technisches Wissen; Ausland; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Likert-Skala; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsreform; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Sozialer Wandel; Fragebogen; Finnland
Abstract	There has been technology as long as there have been human beings. We can suppose that technology was as indispensable in the past as it is now. However, nowadays, the great speed at which technological changes come and new techniques are introduced is even more evident. Technology is affecting our lives more and more. It has consequences to every human being, and we find ourselves faced with both positive and negative aspects of technology. Certainly, this has an effect on our attitudes towards technology. In this study, we tried to find out if there have been any changes in attitudes towards technology among Finnish school children during the last 20 years. The attitudes measured in 1993 were compared with the results from 2012. The number of test participants was 267 in the first measurement and 317 in the second. The age of the student respondents was 11-13 years. The measurements were done with exactly the same Likert scale attitude questionnaire in both years. Mostly positive changes were found in attitudes towards technology in girls. Unfortunately, the development was not as positive among boys. The development in attitudes can be explained by the changes in technology education curriculum. From a broader point of view, the development in attitudes can be due to the changes in society as a whole. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Technology Education. Web site: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01