Relations between Education and Technology fields and categories: analysis from a historical and cultural outlook

ABSTRACT:

The purpose of this article was to analyze the relationships between education and technology fields and categories. Methodologically, the research assumed a historical and cultural perspective, recognizing that the concepts and categories were socially developed based on historical and political contexts. This paper is divided into three parts: the first one analyzes the first relationship between education and technology configured during the 17^th and 19^th centuries. The second part shows how this relationship acquired distinctive characteristics related to the two world wars, the Cold War, and the beginning of the Globalization in the 20^th century. The third part shows some of the tensions that it implied in the 21^st century. The text ends with perspectives for future investigations.

Keywords:
Education; Technology; History of education; Science; Knowledge society