This NATO volume in the Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology focuses on (1) the philosophical and educational foundations for the use of advanced educational technology in the delivery of technology education, (2) advanced educational technology research and practice, and (3) the development of integrated implementation plans.

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This volume provides a thorough examination of the use ofadvanced educational technology in the delivery oftechnology education at the school, college, and universitylevels. Based on a NATO Advanced Study Institute held atthe University of Salford, England, in August 1992, the bookfocuses on the following key elements:- The philosophical and educational foundation for the useof advanced educational technologies in the delivery oftechnology education,- Advanced educational technology research and practice,- The development of integrated implementation plansemploying research from both elements.The authors are selected leaders in the field of science andtechnology education, drawn from the practitioner level, thedoctoral and post-doctoral level, and decision makers inlocal and national administration and government in the NATOand Central and Eastern European countries. The bookindicates the issues to be addressed by all involved in theuse of advanced educational technology in the domain oftechnology education.

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1: The Philosophical and Educational Foundation for Technology Education and the Possible Role of Advanced Educational Technologies.- Integration of Advanced Educational Technology into Technology Education.- Tradeoffs in Models of Curriculum Integration.- Innovation and Design in Advanced Technology Education Programmes.- Constructing Sustainable Reform in Science and Technology Education.- Outlook for the Next Century and its Implication for and Impacts on Technology Education.- Control, Data Capture and Real-world Interfacing.- A Teachers View of Educational Technology.- Problems Faced in Developing Technology Education (a Turkish Case).- Science-Technology-Environment-Society Education for All in the Context of Environmental Imperatives.- Approaches to Technology Education and the Role of Advanced Technologies: An International Orientation.- 2: The Advanced Educational Technology Presentations and Workshops.- A Meaningful Way to Apply Telecommunications in a Real Context to Solve Problems Facing Society.- The Use of Data Capture and Control in Bio-system Design.- 3: Implementation Related Issues.- Designing Microcomputer Courseware: Using Computers as Tools for Learning Engineering Concepts.- Implementation Issues in Technology Education.- Summary of Group Findings and Recommendations.- Participants Arranged in Alphabetical Order.