Guidelines for Reporting Country-Specific Technology Education.

Overview & Synopsis

In order to promote exchanges and cooperation in technology education among all countries, country-specific information concerning technology education must be appropriately explored and reported. Through a literature review, guidelines for preparing country reports and case studies were developed. The guidelines suggest that the following elements should be included in country reports on technology education: (1) a technology education profile, including the structure of the education system, the curriculum, a description of the teaching and learning processes, and a profile of technology education teachers; (2) dynamics of the development process, including major problems; and (3) international cooperation, such as methods of cooperation and coordination, the means of information exchange, and trends in international participation. (KC)