The Reduction of Interest Among Elementary Students in the Field of Technical Education

Authors

  • Tomas Kozik Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Dražovská 4, 949 74 Nitra
  • Ivica Handlovska Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Dražovská 4, 949 74 Nitra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v1i3.1822

Keywords:

Technical education, interest, skills, creativity, strategy, development, changes in technical education.

Abstract


There are several factors that bring down student interest in technical education within Slovakia and other European Union countries. Authors of this article have now considered one effective method  that could improve this situation. This new method is to change of teaching strategies by applying methods of creative thinking. The article further examines the demonstration of these methods applied in elementary schools and defines barriers to their application in educational practice.

Author Biographies

Tomas Kozik, Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Dražovská 4, 949 74 Nitra

He is with Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Education, Slovakia. He is the Deparment Chairman of Technical Education. (e-mail: tkozik@ukf.sk).

Ivica Handlovska, Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Dražovská 4, 949 74 Nitra

She is with Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Education, Slovakia. She is a PhD candidate. (e-mail: ivica.handlovska@ukf.sk).

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Published

2011-10-10

How to Cite

Kozik, T., & Handlovska, I. (2011). The Reduction of Interest Among Elementary Students in the Field of Technical Education. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 1(3), pp. 9–12. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v1i3.1822

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Papers