Thank you for sharing you experince. I visited your blog Crafts, technology and design. I wonder in which department did preservice teachers take this course? You mentioned that this course was given in Department of Teacher Education but do teachers in all disciplines take this course or is there are special discipline called Crafts and technology teacher program under the Department of Teacher Education?
Thank you for your explanation, I have one more question, when these students graduate from Crafts, technology and design department how they have employed in schools? What is the context of their jobs? Do they teach a technology cirriculum?
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