This edited book explores different international practices in reforming science teacher education programs for STEM education. Incorporating case studies in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America and South America, the contributors emphasise the large variety in STEM teacher preparation. Including science-centric versions of STEM programs as well as more integrated models of STEM, this contextual diversity will help readers learn about the design, opportunities, and challenges of STEM teacher preparation in a variety of circumstances, in order to innovate and improve STEM education more broadly.
Chapter 1 STEM teacher education: an overview.- Chapter 2 Implementing
STEM policy in African Nations Teacher Education Programs: Insights from
some Southern African countries.- Chapter 3 STEMifying Teacher Education A
Canadian Context.- Chapter 4 STEM in Canadian teacher education: An
overview.- Chapter 5 Science teacher education in Chile: on the verge of a
turning point towards STEM-oriented science education.- Chapter 6 To STEAM or
Not to STEAM: Is it a matter of professional development or professional
creation?.- Chapter 7 Preparation of teachers for STEM education in Hong
Kong.- Chapter 8 Status Study on Japanese Pre-Service and In-Service Science
Teachers Preparation in STEM/STEAM Learning: Science teacher preparedness
for STEM/STEAM education in Japan.- Chapter 9 Perspectives on reforming
science teacher education programs toward integrated STEM in
Malaysia.- Chapter 10 Science teacher preparation in Oman: strengths and
shortcomings related to STEM education.- Chapter 11 STEM education in the
Spanish context: key features and issues.- Chapter 12 An exploration of
co-teaching in STEM teacher professional development programs in
Turkey.- Chapter 13 Entanglement of the United States and Turkish science and
mathematics educators through the lens of becomings: Conceptualizing STEM
education using a Bakhtinian dialogic approach.- CHAPTER-14 Greater than the
sum of its parts: centering science in the STEM era.- Chapter 15 U.S. Next
Generation Science Standards: Possibilities, not Prescriptions for STEM
Teacher Education.- Chapter 16 Current trends in science curriculum reforms
in response to STEM Education: international trends, policies and challenges
Sulaiman M. Al-Balushi is Professor of Science Education and the former Dean of the College of Education at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Lisa Martin-Hansen is Professor and Department Chair of Science Education at California State University, USA.
Youngjin Song is a lecturer at California State University, USA.
