Teachers' perceptions and practices of STEAM education in South Korea

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1739-1753

  Park, HyunJu ^a   Byun, Soo Yong ^b   Sim, Jaeho ^c   Han, Hyesook ^d   Baek, Yoon Su ^e  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d Dankook University   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Challenges; K 12; Policy implications; STEAM education, Korean education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964963571     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/eurasia.2016.1531a     Document Type: Article

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