According to Primary School Teachers’ Views on S-STEM (Social Studies + STEM): A Phenomenological Research

Autor: Tuğba Selanik Ay, Nil Duban
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: OPEN JOURNAL FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. 5:223-244
ISSN: 2560-5313
DOI: 10.32591/coas.ojer.0502.08223a
Popis: STEM is the abbreviation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and S-STEM is with the addition of the Social Studies discipline. It is thought that getting the views of teachers who have made practical studies on STEM about S-STEM will shed light on both policy-makers and researchers. The aim of the research is to get the views of the primary teachers about S-STEM. This research is a phenomenological study within the scope of basic qualitative research method. Participants of this study are eight primary school teachers. Telephone interviews were used in the interview technique used in this phenomenological study. The data obtained in the research were evaluated by qualitative data analysis. Results were obtained such as the definition of STEM, STEM implementations, dimensions which integrate to STEM, suggestions on integrating social studies to STEM, values and skills which handled with STEM, suggestions for effective S-STEM implementations.
Databáze: OpenAIRE