Technology Education for Children in Primary Schools in Finland and Germany: Different School Systems, Similar Problems and How to Overcome Them

Autor/inn/en	Rasinen, Aki; Virtanen, Sonja; Endepohls-Ulpe, Martina; Ikonen, Pasi; Ebach, Judith; Stahl-von Zabern, Janine
Titel	Technology Education for Children in Primary Schools in Finland and Germany: Different School Systems, Similar Problems and How to Overcome Them
Quelle	In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 19 (2009) 4, S.367-379 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-7572
DOI	10.1007/s10798-009-9097-5
Schlagwörter	Females; Early Childhood Education; Motivation; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Technology Education; Elementary Education; Program Descriptions; Educational Environment; Career Choice; Elementary School Curriculum; Elementary School Students; International Education; Finland; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Elementarunterricht; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Internationale Erziehung; Finnland; Deutschland
Abstract	Even if the results of international student assessment studies such as PISA or TIMSS show that girls have been catching up in mathematics and natural sciences, there are still remarkable gender differences in the number of males and females studying and working in the technological fields after basic education. Technology is still a male-dominated area. This is true for the German and Finnish societies. Results of the studies conducted in the UPDATE project show that influences on interest in technological themes take place already in early childhood. Therefore, efforts should be put in developing early childhood education and elementary school education, to raise girls' interests and motivation towards technology. This article reports the results of the UPDATE-WorkPackage3-project mainly in Finland and in Germany. It concentrates on studying elementary school pupils' (age 6-12), particularly girls' motivation towards the contents and methods of technology education. Various curriculum documents and national learning conditions are discussed and suggestions for the gender equitable technology education are made. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10