Technological education has a central role to play in the education of children and development of modern society. There have been many definitions of technological education, however they tend to focus on content, such as electronics, me- chanics, etc. Note that the central foci are the task and the team - not a specific body of knowledge. I do not suggest that a knowledge base is unimportant, only that it should be recognized that teamwork and the management of a task are equally important.
Teamwork falls within the overall con- cept of groupwork.
I would differentiate by suggesting that groupwork occurs when a num- ber of children share a learning experience such as a textbook. They are engaged in the same task but work independently, although discussion may take place. In a team, children would manage a task in which indi- viduals would not necessarily have the same learning experience. Discussion would be es- sential rather than simply possible. Everybody contributes to a bigger whole.