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As a major Australian Primary Design and Technology Education provider, the University of South Australia’s School of Education has undergone a decade of considerable change - of the kind affecting all universities (e.g. globalisation, markets, new policy directions). In the same period, Design and Technology curriculum design has also moved significantly.
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Keirl, S., Macgregor, D. (2011). The Growth of Primary Design and Technology Teacher Education in South Australia. In: Benson, C., Lunt, J. (eds) International Handbook of Primary Technology Education. International Technology Education Studies, vol 7. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-546-8_7
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