Technology in Schools: Developments in Craft, Design and Technology Departments 1982

Produced in 1982, this Department for Education and Science and HM Inspectorate booklet describes some aspects of technological studies in 90 schools in England and Wales. It gives information about the structure, content and organisation of courses in technology, and about some other ways in which schools attempted to introduce technology into the curriculum. It draws general conclusions and makes suggestions based on observation of successful practice.

The questions to which answers were sought included "How do schools define technology?", "Why and where is technology in the curriculum and for which pupils?", "Who teaches technology?", "What knowledge and skills are taught?", "What resources are used?", and "How do teachers and pupils react?".

The booklet describes and comments upon technological studies within the curriculum, as they feature in general courses in craft, design and technology or in special courses which purport to be peculiarly 'technological'.

[b]Components[/b]
* 1. What was seen? - categorises the major forms of technological study in craft, design and technology into broad groups. Each category consists of a description and illustrations of the work seen and includes a general assessment of quality
* 2. The findings - addressed to the main questions of enquiry
* 3. General conclusions and suggestions - explores the broader implications of the findings and offers suggestions.