Contents
Preface
Carla C. Johnson, Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder
Section 1: The Nature of STEM
Section Editor – Tamara J. Moore
Chapter 1 – STEM Integration: A Synthesis of Conceptual Frameworks and Definitions
Tamara J. Moore, Amanda C. Johnston, Aran W. Glancy
Chapter 2 – STEM Education Through the Epistemological Lens: Unveiling the Challenge of STEM Transdisciplinarity
Digna Couso, Cristina Simarro
Chapter 3 – Moving Toward an Equity-based Approach for STEM Literacy
Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder, Sarah B. Bush, Cathrine Maiorca, Megan Nickels
Chapter 4 – A Worldly Perspective: Applying Theory to STEM Education
Léonie J. Rennie, Grady Venville, John Wallace
Chapter 5 – Theoretical Frameworks for STEM Education Research
Thomas J. Bussey, Stanley M. Lo, Chris Rasmussen
Section 2 – STEM Learning
Section Editor – Lyn D. English
Chapter 6 – Integrated STEM Pedagogies and Student Learning
S. Selcen Guzey, Secil Caskurlu, Kadir Kozan
Chapter 7 – Design Learning in STEM Education
Lyn D. English, Robin Adams, Donna King
Chapter 8 - The Importance of Early STEM Education
Susanna Hapgood, Charlene M. Czerniak, Kimberly Brenneman, Douglas H. Clements, Richard Duschl, Marilyn Fleer, Daryl Greenfield, Helen Hadani, Nancy Romance, Julie Sarama, Christina Schwarz, Beth VanMeeteren,
Chapter 9 – Elementary STEM Learning
Suzanne M. Nesmith, Sandi Cooper
Chapter 10 – Secondary STEM Learning
Rose M. Pringle, Christine G. Lord, Tredina D. Sheppard
Chapter 11 – Considering STEM for Learners with Disabilities and Other Diverse Needs
James D. Basham, Matthew T. Marino, Cassandra L. Hunt, Kyounggun Han
Chapter 12 – Informal STEM Program Learning
Margaret Blanchard, Kristie Gutierrez, Bobby Habig, Preeti Gupta, Jennifer D. Adams
Chapter 13 – Creating STEM Learning Opportunities through Partnerships
Danielle B. Harlow, Alexandria Hansen, Jasmine McBeath, Ron Skinner, Javier Pulgar, Alexis Spina, Mandy McLean, Chantel Barriault, Annie Prud’homme-Genereux
Section 3 – STEM Pedagogy, Curriculum & Assessment
Section Editor – Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder
Chapter 14 – History of Integrated STEM Curriculum
Christa Jackson, Kristina M. Tank, Mollie H. Appelgate, Kari Jurgenson, Ashley Delaney, Coskun Erden
Chapter 15 – Infusing Evidence-Based Reasoning in Integrated STEM
Carina M. Rebello, Paul A. Asunda, Hui-Hui Wang
Chapter 16 – Integrating Computational Thinking in STEM
Eric Wiebe, Vance Kit, Soonhye Park
Chapter 17 – Socio-Scientific Issues as Contexts for the Development of STEM Literacy
David C. Owens, Troy D. Sadler
Chapter 18 – Learning Models and Modeling Across the STEM Disciplines
Margret A. Hjalmarson, Nancy Holincheck, Courtney K. Baker, Terrie M. Galanti
Chapter 19 – Contemporary Methods of Assessing Integrated STEM Competencies
Kerrie A. Douglas, Brian D. Gane, Knut Neumann, James W. Pellegrino
Section 4 – Critical Issues in STEM
Section Editors – Carla C. Johnson and Tamara J. Moore
Chapter 20 – Intersectionality in STEM Education Research
Geraldine L. Cochran, Mildred Boveda, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Salina Gray
Chapter 21 – Perspectives of Identity as an Analytic Framework in STEM Education
Allison Godwin, Jennifer Cribbs, Shakhnoza Kayumova
Chapter 22 – Race-related Factors in STEM: A Review of Research on Educational Experiences and Outcomes for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Cindy Jong, Christen Priddie, Thomas Roberts, Samuel D. Museus
Chapter 23 – Research on Gender Equity in STEM Education
Gayle A. Buck, Dionne Cross Francis, Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel
Chapter 24 – The Affordances and Challenges of Enacting Culturally Relevant STEM Pedagogy
Paula A. Magee, Craig Willey, Esra Ceran, Jeremy Price, Javier Barrera Cervantes
Chapter 25 – STEM Inclusion Research for English Language Learners (ELLs): Making STEM Accessible to All
Emily K. Suh, Lisa Hoffman, Alan Zollman
Chapter 26 – Parent Involvement and its Influence on Children’s STEM Learning: A Review of the Research
Julie Thomas, Juliana Utley, Soo-Young Hong, Hunkar Korkmaz, Gwen Nugent
Section 5 – STEM Teacher Education
Section Editor – Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder
Chapter 27 – Elementary STEM Teacher Education: Recent Practices to Prepare General Elementary Teachers for STEM
Amy Corp, Melanie Fields, Gilbert Naizer
Chapter 28 – Secondary STEM Teacher Education
Mary C. Enderson, Philip A. Reed, Melva R. Grant
Chapter 29 – Research on K-12 STEM Professional Development Programs: An Examination of Program Design and Teacher Knowledge and Practice
Julie A. Luft, Jaime Diamond, Chunlei Zhang, Dorothy Y. White
Chapter 30 – Teacher Leadership for STEM Programming
Elizabeth A. Crotty, Gillian H. Roehrig
Section 6 – STEM Policy and Reform
Section Editor – Carla C. Johnson
Chapter 31 – STEM-Focused School Models
Erin E. Peters-Burton, Ann House, Vanessa Peters Hinton, Julie Remold, Lynn Goldsmith
Chapter 32 – STEM Policy in the United States and Canada
Carla C. Johnson, Janet B. Walton, and Jonathan M. Breiner
Chapter 33 – STEM Policy in Asia
Jia Li, Jian-Xin Yao, Tian Luo, Winnie Wing Mui So
Chapter 34 – STEM Policy in Australia
David Ellis, P. John Williams
Chapter 35 – Latin American STEM Policy: A Review of Recent Initiatives on STEM Education in Four Latin American Countries
Martín Bascopé, Kristina Reiss, Mayte Morales, Claudia Robles, Pilar Reyes, Mauricio Ismael Duque, Juan Carlos Andrade
Chapter 36 – Measuring the Impact of Business Engagement on STEM Education
Karen Webber, Jeffrey Robert, David Tanner, Melinda Moore, Timothy Burg
Chapter 37 – STEM Teacher Leadership in Policy
Rebecca Hite, Rebecca E. Vieyra, Jeff Milbourne, Remy Dou, Timothy Spuck, John F. Smith
