Innovation Education within the Technology Curriculum in Iceland

• Main Authors: Thorsteinsson, G., 30858, Denton, H., 30859, Page, T., 30860, Yokoyama, E., 30861
• Language: English
• Published: 名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科 技術・職業教育学研究室 2005
• Subjects: Innovation Education; Design and Technology; Information and computer technology; InnoEd; National Curriculum; Virtual learning environment; Creativity; practical use of knowledge; Internet; inventions; design; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2237/12014

2005-05 This paper will discuss how Innovation Education (IE) has developed in the Icelandic school system; its character, pedagogy, ideology, ethical dimensions, and practical applications. In addition it will describe Iceland’s cooperation with other European countries in Innovation Education, as a new Minerva project, under the name InnoEd. The paper then considers IE as a potential tool for use in the UK National Curriculum. departmental bulletin paper