Navigating the current STEM agendas and debates is complex and challenging.
Perspectives on the nature of STEM education and how it should be implemented without …

Background Internationally, there is a growing concern for develo** STEM education to
prepare students for a scientifically and technologically advanced society. Despite …

As part of a 3-year longitudinal study, 136 sixth-grade students completed an engineering-
based problem on earthquakes involving integrated STEM learning. Students employed …

The 21st century has seen a growing movement in the United States towards the adoption of
engineering and technology as a complement to science education. Motivated by this shift …

STEM education, as one of the most striking educational movements in recent years
(Kuenzi, 2008; Reiss & Holmen, 2007; Sanders, 2009), is an interdisciplinary field of study …

This chapter explores mathematical and interdisciplinary modeling within the early and
elementary school years, where children's learning potential often remains untapped …

Free to read on publisher website This article reports on fourth-grade students' approaches
to solving an introductory engineering design-based problem, namely, Tumbling Towers …

Rapid changes such as emergence of k-economy, scientific and technological innovation,
and advances in information and communication technology (ICT) are visibly experienced in …

As the chapters in this book illustrate, engineering is a natural feature of early childhood
learning and development. Young children have innate tendencies to participate in …

This chapter provides another rich example of an integrated approach to early engineering
education, namely the Novel Engineering program, which is designed to teach engineering …