Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Teachers and Curriculum

Publisher

Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research

School

School of Education

RAS ID

40506

Comments

Mildenhall, P., & Cowie, B. (2021). The Potential of Involving Communities to Enhance STEM Education. Teachers and Curriculum, 21(2), 9-15.

https://www.tandc.ac.nz/tandc/article/view/371

Abstract

By engaging students in everyday issues and events, STEM education can contribute to the development of citizens who are equipped to make the world a better place. However, students’ STEM learning with this focus requires teachers to identify age and context appropriate issues. Student investigation of local issues and events can be motivating for students. Their learning can benefit from involvement with community members who input their knowledge and ideas. Students can contribute ideas and actions to the community, especially when there is a two-way exchange of information from the community to students and students to the community. In this paper we illustrate these ideas with examples from Australian and New Zealand classrooms.

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