Technological Literacy: An Educational Mandate. Technology Education Symposium Proceedings (8th, Roanoke, Virginia, October 17-18, 1986).

Overview & Synopsis

This document contains the following 16 papers presented at a conference on teaching technical education and technical literacy: "British School Technology and the Industry Education Unit" (Eric Bates); "The Development of Technological Education through Bedfordshire Local Education Authority to British School Technology" (Ron Denney); "The Illinois Center for Technological Literacy: A Response by the University of Illinois" (Thomas L. Erekson); "Technological Literacy through Educational Technology" (Minaruth Galey); "Technological and Civic Literacy: Symbiotic Relationship" (Anthony F. Gilberti); "Technological Literacy through Use of the Computerized Library" (Charlene Grass); "Mathematics: The Misunderstood Language of High Technology" (W. J. Haynie III); "Integrating the Systems of Technology" (Ronald E. Jones); "Technological Literacy: An Educational Challenge" (Franzie Loepp); "OM: College/University Creative Problem Solving Competition" (C. Samuel Micklus); "Technology Education in Southeast Virginia's Public Schools" (John M. Ritz, Robert F. Head, Paul L. Cummings, and James R. Doyle); "Assessing Students' Technical Reading Skills" (B. June Schmidt); "Technology Literacy Test" (Lee Smalley); "Beyond Tasks and Competencies to Problem Solving in Technology Education" (John C. Thomas); "Technological Literacy: An International Perspective" (Ronald D. Todd); and "A Leadership Model for Implementing Technological Literacy Education" (Robert E. Wenig). (KC)