Reforming Science Teacher Education Programs in the STEM Era

​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.

• 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