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McLain, MN, Irving-Bell, D, Wooff, D and Morrison-Love, D (2019) How technology makes us human: cultural and historical roots for design and technology education. Curriculum Journal, 30 (4). pp. 464-483. ISSN 0958-5176
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Abstract
In the context of curriculum change within English education, and beyond, this article explores the cultural historical roots of design and technology as an educational construct, distinct from design or engineering, which exist as career paths outside of the school curriculum. It is a position piece, drawing on literature from a wide range of sources from writing, largely, outside of the discipline.
The authors revisit the original intentions of design and technology as a National Curriculum subject and, within the contemporary challenges, discuss the importance of technology, including designing and making, as an essentially human and humanising activity. The aim being to contribute to the theorisation and philosophy of the subject, where typically practitioners focus on practical and potentially mundane concerns.
This article asserts that technological human activity is rooted in technological innovation and determinism, inextricably linked to social human activity. The aim is to add to the literature and provoke debate around the place and value of design and technology. The argument for retention of the subject, as part of a broad and balanced curriculum, is presented from a social and technological perspective; recognising the value of the subject as cultural rather than a merely technical or economic imperative.
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| Additional Information: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:McLain, M., Irving-Bell, D., Wooff, D. and Morrison-Love, D. (2019), How technology makes us human: cultural historical roots for design and technology education. The Curriculum Journal, 30: 464-483, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1080/09585176.2019.1649163 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1302 Curriculum And Pedagogy |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum |
| Divisions: | Education |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2020 09:01 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Oct 2021 00:50 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8618 |
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