Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Issues, Reflections, and Ways Forward

ISBN-13: 9780415897563 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 05/11/2012 Series: Teaching and Learning in Science Series Pages: 170 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) How can curriculum integration of school science with the related disciplines of technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) enhance students’ skills and their ability to link what they learn in school with the world outside the classroom? Featuring actual case studies of teachers’ attempts to integrate their curriculum, their reasons for doing so, how they did it, and their reflections on the outcomes, this book encourages science educators to consider the purposes and potential outcomes of this approach and raises important questions about the place of science in the school curriculum. It takes an honest approach to real issues that arise in curriculum integration in a range of education contexts at the elementary and middle school levels. The clear documentation and critical analysis of the con