Date of Award
5-2023
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Technology Education, M.S.Ed.
Advisor
Steve Macho, Ed.D Associate Professor and Chair Department of Career and Technical Education
Department Home page
https://suny.buffalostate.edu/programs/technology-education
First Reader
Steve Macho, Ed.D Associate Professor and Chair Department of Career and Technical Education
Second Reader
Matthew Fisher PhD Adjunct Professor Department of Career and Technical Education
Third Reader
Ryan Wall New York State Master Teacher
Abstract
Teacher preparation programs are critical to the success and survival of Technology Education. In New York State, technology education, as a course of study, is required to be taught at the middle school level, and is continued to be taught at the high school level. Although Technology Education is a required course of study, there is a shortage of qualified Technology Education teachers. In Western New York, there is a perception that teachers obtaining a New York State Education Department (NYSED) teaching certification were not satisfied with their teacher preparation program. This thesis investigates the validity of this perception. Interviews were conducted to help frame questions for a survey taken by Technology Education (TED) teachers in Western New York. Upon completion of the interviews, the survey was sent out to teachers with certifications in Technology Education to gather qualitative and quantitative data. It was concluded that respondents in the 0-5 and 6-10 years of teaching experience groups either disagreed or strongly disagreed with the survey prompts: “The teacher preparation program that you attended adequately prepared you to manage a classroom,” “The teacher preparation program that you attended taught you the content specific knowledge required for you to succeed in your first 5 years of teaching,” and “The teacher preparation program that you attended provided you with an appropriate amount of classroom experience before graduation; teaching and/or leading.” Recommendations were made that teacher preparation programs change how they teach classroom management, technological skills, and the amount of time that pre-service educators work in classrooms before obtaining their teaching certification.
Recommended Citation
Dodge, Austin P., "Satisfaction Assessment of Pre-Service Technology Education Programs" (2023). Career & Technical Education Theses. 7.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/careereducation_theses/7
