Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of STEAM Education in South Korea

HyunJu Park; Soo-yong Byun; Jaeho Sim; Hye-Sook Han; Yoon Su Baek

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2016.1531a

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HyunJu Park ¹ ^* , Soo-yong Byun ², Jaeho Sim ³, Hye-Sook Han ⁴, Yoon Su Baek ⁵

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¹ Chosun University, Republic of Korea² The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America³ Pusan National University, Republic of Korea⁴ Dankook University, Republic of Korea⁵ Yonsei University, Republic of Korea^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study examined teachers’ perceptions and practices of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education in South Korea, drawing on a survey of teachers in STEAM model schools. Results showed that the majority of Korean teachers, especially those experienced teachers and male teachers, had a positive view of a role of STEAM education. At the same time, Korean teachers highlighted various challenges in implementing STEAM education, such as finding time to carry out STEAM lessons, increased workloads, and lack of administrative and financial support. Our findings suggest that sufficient support of the government, the reconstruction of national curriculum, and significant changes in the national assessment system are needed to better promote STEAM education.

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STEAM education
Korean education
challenges
policy implications
K-12

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 12, Issue 7, July 2016, 1739-1753

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Park, H., Byun, S.-Y., Sim, J., Han, H.-S., & Baek, Y. S. (2016). Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of STEAM Education in South Korea. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 12(7), 1739-1753. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1531a

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Park H, Byun SY, Sim J, Han HS, Baek YS. Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of STEAM Education in South Korea. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2016;12(7):1739-53. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1531a

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Park H, Byun SY, Sim J, Han HS, Baek YS. Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of STEAM Education in South Korea. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2016;12(7), 1739-1753. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1531a

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Park, HyunJu, Soo-yong Byun, Jaeho Sim, Hye-Sook Han, and Yoon Su Baek. "Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of STEAM Education in South Korea". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2016 12 no. 7 (2016): 1739-1753. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1531a

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Park, H., Byun, S.-Y., Sim, J., Han, H.-S., and Baek, Y. S. (2016). Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of STEAM Education in South Korea. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 12(7), pp. 1739-1753. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1531a

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Park, HyunJu et al. "Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of STEAM Education in South Korea". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 12, no. 7, 2016, pp. 1739-1753. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1531a