Handbook of Research on STEM Education

Carla C. Johnson is Professor of Science Education and Associate Dean in the College of Education, and Executive Director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University, USA.Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder is Professor of STEM Education and Associate Dean at University of Kentucky, USA.Tamara J. Moore is Professor of Engineering Education and Interim Executive Director of INSPIRE Research at Purdue University, USA. Lyn D. English is Professor of STEM Education at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

• ContentsPrefaceSection 1: The Nature of STEM Chapter 1 – STEM Integration: A Synthesis of Conceptual Frameworks and DefinitionsChapter 2 – STEM Education Through the Epistemological Lens: Unveiling the Challenge of STEM TransdisciplinarityChapter 3 – Moving Toward an Equity-based Approach for STEM LiteracyChapter 4 – A Worldly Perspective: Applying Theory to STEM EducationChapter 5 – Theoretical Frameworks for STEM Education ResearchChapter 6 – Integrated STEM Pedagogies and Student LearningChapter 7 – Design Learning in STEM EducationChapter 8 - The Importance of Early STEM EducationChapter 9 – Elementary STEM LearningChapter 10 – Secondary STEM LearningChapter 11 – Considering STEM for Learners with Disabilities and Other Diverse NeedsChapter 12 – Informal STEM Program LearningChapter 13 – Creating STEM Learning Opportunities through PartnershipsChapter 14 – History of Integrated STEM CurriculumChapter 15 – Infusing Evidence-Based Reasoning in Integrated STEMChapter 16 – Integrating Computational Thinking in STEMChapter 17 – Socio-Scientific Issues as Contexts for the Development of STEM LiteracyChapter 18 – Learning Models and Modeling Across the STEM DisciplinesChapter 19 – Contemporary Methods of Assessing Integrated STEM CompetenciesChapter 20 – Intersectionality in STEM Education ResearchChapter 21 – Perspectives of Identity as an Analytic Framework in STEM EducationChapter 22 – Race-related Factors in STEM: A Review of Research on Educational Experiences and Outcomes for Racial and Ethnic MinoritiesChapter 23 – Research on Gender Equity in STEM EducationChapter 24 – The Affordances and Challenges of Enacting Culturally Relevant STEM PedagogyChapter 25 – STEM Inclusion Research for English Language Learners (ELLs): Making STEM Accessible to AllChapter 26 – Parent Involvement and its Influence on Children’s STEM Learning: A Review of the ResearchChapter 27 – Elementary STEM Teacher Education: Recent Practices to Prepare General Elementary Teachers for STEMChapter 28 – Secondary STEM Teacher EducationChapter 29 – Research on K-12 STEM Professional Development Programs: An Examination of Program Design and Teacher Knowledge and PracticeChapter 30 – Teacher Leadership for STEM ProgrammingChapter 31 – STEM-Focused School ModelsChapter 32 – STEM Policy in the United States and CanadaChapter 33 – STEM Policy in AsiaChapter 34 – STEM Policy in AustraliaChapter 35 – Latin American STEM Policy: A Review of Recent Initiatives on STEM Education in Four Latin American CountriesChapter 36 – Measuring the Impact of Business Engagement on STEM EducationChapter 37 – STEM Teacher Leadership in Policy