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Artifacts for all and for each; boys and girls in technology schoolbooks: some precaution for the 21st century

Colette Andreucci
UMR P3 – ADEF, Aix-Marseille Universitå, IFE, France

M. Chatoney
UMR P3 – ADEF, Aix-Marseille Universitå, gestepro, France

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Published in: PATT 26 Conference; Technology Education in the 21st Century; Stockholm; Sweden; 26-30 June; 2012

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 73:1, p. 11-21

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Published: 2012-06-18

ISBN: 978-91-7519-849-1

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

For a long time; we have known that only a small part of female students chose technical or industrial carriers. Studies about this question have mainly focused on socio-cultural factors. The specific aspects about academic content remain less studied. We know nothing or very little about the issue of masculinity or femininity underlying knowledge and about material artifact used in teaching technology.

This contribution shows the content evolution of schoolbooks used in technology education and more precisely the neutrality or not of the artifacts that illustrate schoolbooks.

Keywords

Gender; technology education; artifacts; school book

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