Putting Policy in Practice: A Professional Development Program for STEM Education for Teachers at Small Primary Schools in Rural Areas

Autor/inn/en	Wichaidit, Patcharee Rompayom; Wichaidit, Sittichai; Tadee, Suton; Neangjak-oun, Phinitnan
Titel	Putting Policy in Practice: A Professional Development Program for STEM Education for Teachers at Small Primary Schools in Rural Areas
Quelle	In: Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 40 (2017) 1, S.17-47 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0126-7663
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Faculty Development; STEM Education; Inservice Teacher Education; Small Schools; Rural Schools; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Workshops; Educational Methods; Teaching Methods; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Characteristics; Program Implementation; Learning Activities; Program Evaluation; Reflective Teaching; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Expertise; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; STEM; Lehrerfortbildung; School; Schools; Schule; Rural area; Rural areas; Ländlicher Raum; Schulen; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Educational method; Erziehungsmethode; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lernaktivität; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Expert appraisal
Abstract	One current policy in Thai government education is to enhance teachers' understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educational techniques at every level. This study reports the results of a professional development program to assist 134 in-service teachers from 23 small primary schools in rural of Lopburi Province to conceptualise concepts of STEM education and learn how to implement it in their own contexts. Results show that after participating in a two-day workshop, the teachers' understanding had increased and they appeared to value the advantages of STEM education methods. However, generally, only teachers with science backgrounds were effective in implementing STEM learning activities to help develop student thinking skills and creativity. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (SEAMEO RECSAM). Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, 11700 Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia. Tel: +011-60-4-658-3266; Fax: +011-60-4-657-2541; e-mail: director@recs; http://www.recsam.edu.my/joomla/jsmesea/index.php
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01