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Recommended Citation: Miller, J and R Iyer.  Enhancing American K-12 Technology Education to a Global Standard.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2008, v 25 (Phoenix): §2314. ISSN: 1542-7382.
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Enhancing American K-12 Technology Education to a Global Standard

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Refereed6 pages
Jennifer Miller    [a1] [a2]

Raja Iyer    [a1] [a2]
Tarleton State University    [u1] [u2]
Stephenville, Texas, USA    [c1] [c2]

The focus of this paper is to address the issues and concerns facing K-12 American Technology Education, which is lacking in meeting current standards. A global competitive workforce along with decreasing student performance has led to a new emphasis on enhancing current policies, curriculum standards, and teaching as well as student performance. In order for American K-12 Technology Education to remain competitive, it is necessary to research and identify successful programs in other parts of the world and to utilize existing programs to better promote and enhance current programs.

Keywords: K-12 Technology Education, United States, Globalization, America Competes Act, United Nations, UNESCO, technology education curriculum, technology standards, technology policies, globalized curriculum, math, science, technology

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