The Redesign of a Master’s Course for Technology Teacher Students to Better Foster Research-Inquiry Attitudes

Abstract

In this article, we document a framework for developing recommendations toimprove a master's course for technology student teachers to better fosterresearch-inquiry attitudes. A French case study of seven years of the master'steacher education course is analysed. The study adopted a three-phaseeducational design research model: analysis and exploration, design andconstruction, and evaluation and reflection. The data consists of 54 mastertheses (2014-2021), the degree coursework documentation, and teachereducatorsnotes. In the end, a discussion is proposed on the practicesimplemented in the teacher education master’s degree course oriented toresearch-inquiry attitude and recommendations for potential enhancements totechnology teacher education.