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A Delphi Study To Evaluate The Ability Of Technology Education To Promote Technological Literacy, Kurt R. Helgeson Mar 1991

A Delphi Study To Evaluate The Ability Of Technology Education To Promote Technological Literacy, Kurt R. Helgeson

Culminating Projects in Environmental and Technological Studies

This study was to develop a technology education course curriculum that would promote technological literacy. The curriculum, based on the Minnesota Plan for Industrial Technology Education (1984), was evaluated through the use of a Delphi study.

A review of the literature was conducted to identify the changing needs of society, new educational needs of society and identification of concepts of technological literacy. In addition, disciplines addressing technological literacy, methods of curriculum evaluation and expert with regard to technology education were identified through the literature review.

The curriculum evaluation was accomplished through a two round Delphi Study involving a panel of …