Mechanical acumen: an empirical study of the technical sagacity of some Derbyshire school children

This report initially sets out to establish a sound rationale for some small-scale action research and begins by discussing some of the educational arguments for developing a technological capability in school children. However, the work is not argued to be solely a crusade for better designers or engineers as its involvement in making technical judgments through cross-curricular, design-related activity is regarded to have a general relevance in the education of all children. [Continues.]