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Romanian Teachers' Readiness to Implement STEM Education with Preschool and Elementary School Students

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      Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      11
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
      Early Childhood Education
      Preschool Education
      Elementary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; Preservice Teachers; Preschool Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Readiness; Program Implementation; STEM Education; Preservice Teacher Education; Teacher Attitudes; Faculty Development; Faculty Workload; Self Efficacy; Barriers
    • Subject Terms:
      Romania
    • ISSN:
      2065-1430
    • Abstract:
      STEM education is increasingly capturing the attention of researchers, practitioners and stakeholders interested in education. Its importance in the current and future workforce is undeniable and formal instruction in this field is a must nowadays. STEM teaching can be offered to children from kindergarten to high school. Therefore, teacher training institutions should consider introducing STEM as a separate discipline in their training curriculum, because teachers might not be ready to teach this topic. To establish the readiness of STEM teaching in Romanian preschool and elementary school institutions, the present study analyses teachers' attitudes and readiness to teach STEM to preschool and elementary school students. The self-reported scale completed by 129 in-service teachers shows that teachers enjoy teaching STEM and see its value for students' learning and their own professional growth embrace the responsibility for making STEM meaningful, engaging, and collaborative for students. However, they encounter significant implementation barriers like time and workload constraints, difficulties in managing diverse student levels and in applying STEM to real-life contexts, and the inconsistent use of official resources/modules.
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    • Publication Date:
      2026
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1494673