Handbook of Research on STEM Education.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Section 1 The Nature of STEM -- 1 STEM Integration: A Synthesis of Conceptual Frameworks and Definitions -- 2 STEM Education Through the Epistemological Lens: Unveiling the Challenge of STEM Transdisciplinarity -- 3 Moving Toward an Equity-Based Approach for STEM Literacy -- 4 A Worldly Perspective: Applying Theory to STEM Education -- 5 Theoretical Frameworks for STEM Education Research -- Section 2 STEM Learning -- 6 Integrated STEM Pedagogies and Student Learning -- 7 Design Learning in STEM Education -- 8 The Importance of Early STEM Education -- 9 Elementary STEM Learning -- 10 Secondary STEM Learning -- 11 Considering STEM for Learners With Disabilities and Other Diverse Needs -- 12 Informal STEM Program Learning -- 13 Creating STEM Learning Opportunities through Partnerships -- Section 3 STEM Pedagogy, Curriculum and Assessment -- 14 History of Integrated STEM Curriculum -- 15 Infusing Evidence-Based Reasoning in Integrated STEM -- 16 Integrating Computational Thinking in STEM -- 17 Socio-Scientific Issues as Contexts for the Development of STEM Literacy -- 18 Learning Models and Modeling Across the STEM Disciplines -- 19 Contemporary Methods of Assessing Integrated STEM Competencies -- Section 4 Critical Issues in STEM -- 20 Intersectionality in STEM Education Research -- 21 Perspectives of Identity as an Analytic Framework in STEM Education -- 22 Race-related Factors in STEM: A Review of Research on Educational Experiences and Outcomes for Racial and Ethnic Minorities -- 23 Research on Gender Equity in STEM Education -- 24 The Affordances and Challenges of Enacting Culturally Relevant STEM Pedagogy -- 25 STEM Inclusion Research for English Language Learners (ELLs): Making STEM Accessible to All.

26 Parent Involvement and Its Influence on Children's STEM Learning: A Review of the Research -- Section 5 STEM Teacher Education -- 27 Elementary STEM Teacher Education: Recent Practices to Prepare General Elementary Teachers for STEM -- 28 Secondary STEM Teacher Education -- 29 Research on K-12 STEM Professional Development Programs: An Examination of Program Design and Teacher Knowledge and Practice -- 30 Teacher Leadership for STEM Programming -- Section 6 STEM Policy and Reform -- 31 STEM-Focused School Models -- 32 STEM Policy in the United States and Canada -- 33 STEM Policy in Asia -- 34 STEM Policy in Australia -- 35 Latin American STEM Policy: A Review of Recent Initiatives on STEM Education in four Latin American Countries -- 36 Measuring the Impact of Business Engagement on STEM Education -- 37 STEM Teacher Leadership in Policy -- Index.

The first Handbook of Research on STEM Education, this volume draws on a rich and growing research base and constitutes the first comprehensive synthesis of the field. Organized into six sections, the handbook addresses the cutting-edge and fast-growing interdisciplinary nature of STEM education.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.