Technological Literacy and the Curriculum

by John Beynon (Editor), Hugh Mackay (Editor)

Overview

First published in 1992, Technological Literacy and the Curriculum addresses the question ‘what'should technological literacy consist of?’. The authors’ view is very different from the narrow, skills-based, technical perspective. They see the cultural and social as central to the technological curriculum, not marginal. The book pushes forward and explores the possibilities of a new, expanded, cultural definition of technological literacy, one that can inform National Curriculum Technology and IT across the school curriculum. The aim is to ‘educationalize’ an educational technology which has hitherto been predominantly concerned with technology rather than with education. In this book, Michael apple argues that we must treat technology as a ‘text’ to be ‘read’. But first we must learn how to ‘read’ technology. This volume is the second in a trilogy, which includes Understanding Technology in Education and Computers in the Classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781041164180
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/01/2025
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Learning to Read Technology 2. Social Histories of Computer Education: Missed Opportunities? 3. Constructions of Technology: Reflections on a New Subject 4. Technology, Within the National Curriculum and Elsewhere 5. Is the New Technology Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem in Education? 6. From Computer Literacy to Technology Literacy 7. Sniffers, Lurkers, Actor Networkers: Computer Mediated Communications as a Technical Fix 8. The Purpose of the Computer in the Classroom

Editorial Reviews

The second of three volumes being published by Falmer Press (following Understanding technology, 1991) which set out to address the question of what technological literacy should consist of. The authors see the cultural and social as central to the technological curriculum, and push forward a new, expanded, cultural definition of technological literacy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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