With the increasing technology orientation in modern societies Technology Education is gaining more and more importance. It should help in developing an understanding of technology as well as skills and self-concepts to deal with technology. However, there is a lack of knowledge in how Technology Education operates and what its outcome will be. Thus, research work has to be done in different fields of Technology Education. Upcoming academics of the CETE network have dedicated themselves to such research questions.

STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is one of the most discussed topics not only for the governments worldwide. Often the 'T' and the 'E' play a subordinate role. But the growing importance of technology and engineering in all areas of our lives makes it necessary to focus on this. The first book 'Technology Education Today - International Perspectives' of the CETE Series wants to make a contribution to the field of Technology and Engineering Education. It provides the current state of international Technology Education in selected countries.

The increasing mechanization of our lives calls for the acquisition of profound knowledge about technological implications and the development of technological literacy from an early age. Therefore, this volume aims at giving an insight into the current research on technology education. It investigates topics such as technological self-efficacy, vocational interest, gender role orientation or the digital transformation and their impact on today’s technology education from several international perspectives.

Die Autorinnen und Autoren stellen hier Befunde der empirischen Transitionsforschung vor, die entlang eines chronologischen „Normalverlaufs“ Schnittstellen des Bildungssystems fokussieren. Neben dem Blick auf das deutsche Bildungssystem ergänzen internationale Beiträge die Facetten von Übergängen, indem sie die Herausforderungen der Transitionsgestaltung in anderen Ländern vorstellen und damit ermöglichen, das eigene System kritisch zu hinterfragen.