Considering some Big Issues and the Role of Technology Education in Transformational Change

2012 ◽  
pp. 231-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan V. McLaren
Keyword(s):  
Technology Education ◽  
Transformational Change

scholarly journals The Role Of Virtual Laboratory Technologies In Technology Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Nankivell
Keyword(s):  
Technology Education ◽  
Virtual Laboratory

scholarly journals In-Service Activities for Technology Education: The Role of Colleges and Universities

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Boser ◽  
Michael K. Daugherty
Keyword(s):  
Technology Education ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Service Activities

scholarly journals Building Resilient, Smart Communities in a Post-COVID Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Aoife Doyle ◽  
William Hynes ◽  
Stephen M. Purcell
Keyword(s):  
Regional Growth ◽  
Transformational Change ◽  
Short Article ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Working Practices ◽  
Dramatic Shift ◽  
Smart Communities ◽  
Sustainable Recovery ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic spread rapidly throughout the world in early 2020. Beyond the substantial health impacts, the crisis has served as a catalyst for a dramatic shift in working practices, a greater reliance on technology, and a subsequent reduction in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the most heavily populated parts of the planet. Indeed, the crisis has highlighted the interconnected nature of society's vulnerabilities while also demonstrating that transformational change is possible. These rapid changes have ignited debate around how to build more resilient societies and the role of planning in promoting equitable and sustainable recovery. This article presents key insights from Ireland, as policymakers grapple with these questions and the role of technology in ensuring ongoing delivery of services and a continuation of democratic processes. Specifically, this short article focuses on the impact of the pandemic on town centres and regional growth in Ireland and the potential interventions which can aid in addressing recently intensified local challenges.

scholarly journals Caught in the middle? Creating and contesting intermediary spaces in low-carbon transitions

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-133
Author(s):  
Bregje van Veelen
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Transformational Change ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Energy Governance ◽  
The Status ◽  
Intermediary Organisations

The distributed nature of renewable energy has given rise to new forms and scales of energy governance, in particular the emerging role of households and community organisations in generating and distributing renewable energy. Accompanying this trend has been the emergence of intermediary organisations, whose role it is to mediate between these actors cf. the market and the state, with the aim to move from local experimentation to widespread transformational change. While in recent years a significant body of research has emerged that has considered intermediary functions, less is known about intermediary spaces. By tracing how intermediary spaces are shaped, negotiated, protected, and expanded, this article makes three contributions to the literature on energy governance and low-carbon intermediaries. First, a focus on the relational nature of intermediary spaces challenges the community/state binary in energy governance. Second, it highlights the power dynamics behind these emergent relational spaces; showing such spaces are not neutral, but produced through social relations within and beyond them, affecting the functions that intermediaries seek to fulfil. Third, it provides an understanding of how the ever-changing nature of intermediary spaces can also enable new spaces for action to emerge and challenge the status quo.

The Role of Web-Based Simulations In Technology Education

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Thomas Page ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Education ◽  
Web Based
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