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An integrative evaluation of STEM policy in secondary education: Empirical reflections, conceptual discussions and policy implications

Title:
An integrative evaluation of STEM policy in secondary education: Empirical reflections, conceptual discussions and policy implications
Source Title:
Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2022
Authors:
- Kwok, Lai Yin The Education University of Hong Kong
- Wang, Heidy Jia Hui The Education University of Hong Kong
City Published:
Taiwan
Publisher:
Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
Year Published:
2022
Education Categories:
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Secondary Education
Abstract:
Current academic research bodies on STEM education focus on five perspectives of student ability enhancement, teacher training, curriculum integration, pedagogy and curricular implementation in intra-national/cross-national comparative studies. Noteworthy, there has been no comprehensive policy analysis of STEM education in secondary school curricula in Hong Kong. For STEM is not formally documented into school curricula and students mostly join inter-school and international STEM project competitions. International literature reveals that conceptions of STEM education are still fuzzy. In this paper, a 2 X 3 matrix is utilized to evaluate the extent of implementing STEM education in mainstream secondary schools in Hong Kong, and to envisage contextual difficulties and obstacles against STEM education. This paper then leads conceptual discussions on integrated approaches, draw policy implications and recommend further research agendas. Copyright © 2022 Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Book Chapters
ISBN:
- 9789869721493
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/e2d1ede4
Entry Date:
2023-07-14