ABSTRACT
Working with pupils undertaking design and technological activities is highly engaging but it must also contribute to pupils’ general education about the world we live in and the choices we make as technology becomes even more integrated into our daily lives. In making the case for engaging pupils in decision-making that impacts on what they make and how they make it, a discussion of values also brings into focus our personal motivation for teaching and the role we take in supporting their learning. This chapter focuses on the place values take in the design and technology curriculum and pedagogy. The chapter aims to provoke thinking and question existing practice in a critical way that enable those entering the profession, that is student teachers, to improve upon pupils’ experience of the subject.
