Document Type
Issue Area Two
Abstract
Communication is the key for involving communities and businesses in developing of technology. Involvement in the decision-making process promotes ownership. Ownership promotes commitment. Commitment promotes success.
In an article in Technology Review titled, "The Age of Expandability" Langdon Winner (1995) expressed that employee skills and manual labor are being replaced by technology.
Gregory, Flynn, and Slovic (1995) discussed perceived hazards by the public in using technology. An example of a typical concern is the safety of technology-based constructions such as nuclear power plants.
Underhill (1994) really nailed down why there is so much confusion. Technology indicates different things to different people. Academic educators view it as teaching and learning; technology educators view it in conjunction with design, performance, and production; media specialists speak about the global impact. These three groups of people are all in the education field but all have different perceptions. So, how many viewpoints are out there and how do we agree on a single solution?
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
6
Issue
1
First Page
68
Last Page
69
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1996 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Overby, Mary B.
(1996)
"Varied Perceptions Help Formulate Community/School Technology Plan,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 6:
No.
1, Article 21.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol6/iss1/21
