A collection of dreams about the future of technology education : a festschrift in honour of Marc J. de Vries / edited by John R. Dakers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vries, Marc J. de, 1958- honouree.

Dakers, John R., editor.

Series:

International technology education studies ; 21.

International technology education studies ; volume 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vries, Marc J. de, 1958-.

Vries, Marc J. de.

Technology--Study and teaching.

Technology.

Technological literacy.

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 426 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2025]

Summary:

This book brings together over forty experts in the philosophy of technology and technology education, from around the world, in order to celebrate the vast contribution that Marc J. de Vries has given to these areas of research.

Contents:

Introduction to this Festschrift for Marc J. de Vries : A book full of dreams about the future of technology education / John R. Dakers

A most unusual philosopher / Carl Mitcham

A vision of technology education; a USA perspective / John M. Ritz

The role of technology education in facing the world of tomorrow : A perspective based on knowledge traditions / Charlotta Nordlöf

From capitalist vision to curriculum crisis : Navigating the politics of design and technology in England’s education system / David Spendlove

Back to the future : (Re)imagining a history-based technology curriculum / Jonas Hallström

Empowering students to bridge the gap into a knowledge-driven technological realm : The case of technology education in Israel / Moshe Barak

Technological concepts and technical contexts for technology education / Andrew Doyle

The wisdom, power and promise of Marc J. de Vries’ thoughts / Kendall N. Starkweather

A technology curriculum for 2030 and beyond / Hilda Ruth Beaumont

The design concept/methodology – A personal professional voyage / Osnat Dagan

A new future for technology education in Wales : A case study of curriculum ambition / Frank Banks

Developing a new technology curriculum for an urban setting : Tales of trials, tribulations and tiny triumphs / Gerald van Dijk and Elwin Savelsbergh

Enduring concepts and pluralistic perspectives for educating through designerly thinking, doing and acting towards positive world futures / Kay Stables

Wood cloud : A composition of intensity for collaborative learning / Maarten C.A. van der Sanden

Food as an aspect of technology education in the 21st century / Marion Rutland

Why it is essential that (ethno)technological literacy is embodied into STEM and STEAM education / John R. Dakers

Technology education in context : Beyond consumer cultures / Mike Martin

Who are we fooling with schooling? Why we must break from a nineteenth century system and educate for the twenty-first century / Philip A. Reed

The genesis of contemporary technology education : From attitude studies to a mature field / Piet Ankiewicz

Design learning at the limits of pedagogy / Richard Kimbell

Directions for technology education in Finland / Sonja Niiranen, Aki Rasinen, Pasi Ikonen, Timo Rissanen and Hanna Kauppinen

Talking technology into the future / Wendy Fox-Turnbull

A strategy for moral formation of professionals / Henk Jochemsen

Family prospects and the oblate spheroid / Steve Keirl

Technology ethics at work : Innovation and education / Maarten J. Verkerk

Technology and tradition / Roel Kuiper

Whose idea is it anyway? : Designing with generative AI / Alice Schut and Christian Detweiler

Adapting the design and technology curriculum : A framework for evaluation and evolution / Alison Hardy

Nurturing design and technological thinking : A core goal in technology education / David Mioduser

Opportunities won : Unexpected encounters : Narratives from practitioner-based research / Eva Hartell

Did you know that Marc is a language genius in Swedish? / Lena Gumaelius and Inga-Britt Skogh

Personal gratitude letter to Marc de Vries / Dove Kipperman

A journey of global impact in technology education : Leading by example / Alister Jones

Converging on interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity : The path forward in technology and design education within an overwhelmingly technological world / Dennis Cheek and Hongwu Dai

Some selected memories of PATT / Wendy Dow/Dakers

Getting inspired for the future : Reflections on dreams / Marc J. de Vries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Brill, viewed September 2, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Collection of dreams about the future of technology education

ISBN:

9004710949

9789004710948

OCLC:

1518030776

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license