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So What Do Parents Want and Expect from a Technology Education Programme? – An Exploration

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Everyone seems to have a view on how and what should be taught in our schools and Technology Education is no exception. In New Zealand, as in the United Kingdom, recent legislation has encouraged parents to take a more active role and to voice their opinions (Banks 1994). Satchwell and Dugger (1996) observe that in the current context of educational reform, parents are questioning what students should be expected to know and be able to do. So what do parents want for their children?

This investigation briefly documents a new partnership between a College of Education and a primary school in New Zealand. Parents were questioned over the course of the first year of this new partnership, in order to determine their expectations from the Technology programme.

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  1. Auckland College of Education, Private Bag, 92601, Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand

    Kerry Lee

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Lee, K. So What Do Parents Want and Expect from a Technology Education Programme? – An Exploration. International Journal of Technology and Design Education 13, 105–115 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024186332434

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