This chapter raises the need to consider the indigenous perspective in Technology
Education. The cultural aspect that undergirds indigenous technology is prominent in the …

The aim of this paper is to assess the impact the Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) in-
service technology training program has on technology teachers' knowledge and …

ABSTRACT This is an Action Research (AR) study with the senior phase Technology
teachers at selected schools of Limpopo Province. The study was motivated by the fact that …

In this article it is argued that indigenous technology with its long history cannot be ignored
and should be assigned a more prominent place in the Technology Learning Area (TLA) …

The development of the new curriculum post-1994 was coupled with a strong drive towards
recognising and affirming the critical role of indigenous knowledge, especially with regard to …

Integration of indigenous knowledge into the school science curricula is useful for
pedagogical reasons, particularly for improving learners' performance in science. However …

In line with the theme of this book, this chapter critiques Design and Technology Education
(D&TE) in as far as accommodating indigenous knowledge systems (IKS). D&TE should …

An important and under-researched area of Technology Education is teachers' pedagogical
content knowledge (PCK). This concept reflects the notion that expert teachers' knowledge is …

This study applied factor analysis for exploring technological knowledge of beginner and
veteran Office Data Processing (ODP) teachers at Further Education and Training (FET) or …

The author has been an evangelist for content standards for decades, having contributed to
the Standards for Technological Literacy (STL) and the New York State Standards for …