6/21/2023 0 Comments California stem education![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Research that targets STEM integration is an embryonic field with respect to advancing curriculum development and various student outcomes. Such approaches include core concepts and skills being taught separately in each discipline but housed within a common theme the introduction of closely linked concepts and skills from two or more disciplines with the aim of deepening understanding and skills and the adoption of a transdisciplinary approach, where knowledge and skills from two or more disciplines are applied to real-world problems and projects with the aim of shaping the total learning experience. Perspectives on how discipline integration can be achieved are varied, with reference to multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches adding to the debates. Although the integration of STEM disciplines is increasingly advocated in the literature, studies that address multiple disciplines appear scant with mixed findings and inadequate directions for STEM advancement. The STEM acronym is often used in reference to just one of the disciplines, commonly science. In this commentary, I argue for a greater focus on STEM integration, with a more equitable representation of the four disciplines in studies purporting to advance STEM learning. This commentary was stimulated by Yeping Li’s first editorial (2014) citing one of the journal’s goals as adding multidisciplinary perspectives to current studies of single disciplines comprising the focus of other journals. ![]()
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