ERIC Number: EJ1353309
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1305-8215
EISSN: EISSN-1305-8223
Integrating and Navigating STEAM (inSTEAM) in Early Childhood Education: An Integrative Review and inSTEAM Conceptual Framework
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, v18 n7 Article em2133 2022
In early childhood education, the integration of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) are advocated as contemporary educational goals. However, integration of STEAM is not defined in the early childhood context. We claim to 'integrate' and 'devise integration pedagogies', but there is still no clear-cut message on what integration means and how to do it. This paper presents an integrative literature review to conceptualize the integration of STEAM practices in early childhood education. The review highlighted key factors and challenges relating to STEAM integration. The paper concludes with the development of the integrating and navigating STEAM (inSTEAM) conceptual framework derived from the concepts, empirical research, and theories explored in the integrative review of the 17 articles.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Early Childhood Education, Integrated Curriculum, Models, Play, Problem Solving, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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