Knowledge Generation in STEM and STEAM Education : Integrative Thinking and Agency / by Gillian Kidman, Hazel Tan, Roland Gesthuizen, Dominador D. Mangao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kidman, Gillian, author.

Hazel Tan, author.

Roland Gesthuizen, author.

Dominador D. Mangao, author.

Series:

Education Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teaching.

Art--Study and teaching.

Art.

Science--Study and teaching.

Science.

Pedagogy.

Creativity and Arts Education.

Science Education.

Local Subjects:

Pedagogy.

Creativity and Arts Education.

Science Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2025.

Summary:

This book examines how integrative practices are conceived, described, and taught within the context of STEA+M education. STEA+M education is far more than a disciplinary expansion of STEM education; it is a paradigmatic shift in educational purpose and practice, offering a framework for rethinking how knowledge is produced, whose voices are legitimised, and what purposes education serves. The authors argue that teachers must not only understand the knowledge and skills of a specialist discipline but also understand how to integrate and synthesise knowledge in a cross-disciplinary fashion between several disciplines simultaneously. For teachers to effectively integrate multiple educational domains, they must engage students in integrative STEA+M thinking practices such as inquiry-based learning, student agency, and neo-twenty-first century skills. This must occur not only within, but also across, disciplines in an integrated manner, whether this involves multi-, inter-, or trans-disciplinary approaches. This skill is defined as integrative inquiry literacy. Gillian Kidman is from Monash University, Australia. She specialises in science, mathematics, geography education, and integrative STEM/STEAM education. Hazel Tan is from Monash University, Australia. She specialises in secondary mathematics and integrative STEM/STEAM education. Roland Gesthuizen is a senior teacher with the Department of Education Victoria, Australia. He specialises in digital pedagogy and computational thinking. Dominador Dizon Mangao is from the Philippine Normal University, Philippines. He is a specialist in science education. .

Contents:

Part A: Foundations of Integrative Thinking in STEA+M Education

Chapter 1 Neuroeducation in STEM: Bridging Cognitive Science and Pedagogy for Effective Learning

Chapter 2 Disciplinary Thinking in STEM: Balancing Epistemologies for Integrated Education

Chapter 3 The Plexus Model of STEA+M Education: Fostering Agency, Innovation, and Societal Engagement

Chapter 4 Interdisciplinary Thinking in STEA+M: Cognitive Integration, Makerspaces, and Knowledge Creation

Part B: Expanding the Boundaries of STEA+M Education

Chapter 5 21st Century Skills and STEM Education: A Review of Literature

Chapter 6 STEA+M Thinking Systems as Neo-21st Century Skills

Chapter 7 STEA+M Education and Hidden Curriculum Contexts

Part C: Implementing Integrative STEA+M Pedagogies and Professional Development

Chapter 8 Integrating Design Thinking in STEA+M Education: The PaDL Framework for Planning and Learning

Chapter 9 Interdisciplinary STEM Curriculum Integration: Exploring Teacher-Developed Curriculum Goals

Chapter 10 Interdisciplinary Integration for Future-Making Education in STEAM.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-032-03247-4

9783032032478

OCLC:

1555348869