An Analysis of STEM/STEAM Teacher Education in Korea with a Case Study of Two Schools from a Community of Practice Perspective

Hunkoog Jho; Oksu Hong; Jinwoong Song

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2016.1538a

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Hunkoog Jho ¹, Oksu Hong ², Jinwoong Song ³ ^*

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¹ Dankook University² Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity³ Seoul National University^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) teacher education and to examine the successful conditions for its implementation. This study observed two leading schools that have actively participated in STEAM education since the initial stage of STEAM education in Korea. Through participant observation, we videotaped actual lessons, interviewed teachers, and collected their documents. The data analysis was carried out from a community of practice (CoP) perspective and the CoP dimensions were categorized as joint enterprise, mutual engagement, and shared repertoire. The results show that the two communities shared similar dimensions: open-mindedness and self-innovation as joint enterprise, reciprocal relationship and continuous role exchange as mutual engagement, and educational materials and abundant time as shared repertoire. This study gives some practical implications for teachers’ successful engagement with and for their competency in STEAM education.

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STEAM education
interdisciplinary education
community of practice
teacher professional development
teacher community

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2016, Volume 12, Issue 7, 1843-1862

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Jho, H., Hong, O., & Song, J. (2016). An Analysis of STEM/STEAM Teacher Education in Korea with a Case Study of Two Schools from a Community of Practice Perspective. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 12(7), 1843-1862. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1538a

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Jho H, Hong O, Song J. An Analysis of STEM/STEAM Teacher Education in Korea with a Case Study of Two Schools from a Community of Practice Perspective. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2016;12(7):1843-62. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1538a

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Jho H, Hong O, Song J. An Analysis of STEM/STEAM Teacher Education in Korea with a Case Study of Two Schools from a Community of Practice Perspective. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2016;12(7), 1843-1862. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1538a

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Jho, Hunkoog, Oksu Hong, and Jinwoong Song. "An Analysis of STEM/STEAM Teacher Education in Korea with a Case Study of Two Schools from a Community of Practice Perspective". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2016 12 no. 7 (2016): 1843-1862. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1538a

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Jho, H., Hong, O., and Song, J. (2016). An Analysis of STEM/STEAM Teacher Education in Korea with a Case Study of Two Schools from a Community of Practice Perspective. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 12(7), pp. 1843-1862. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1538a

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Jho, Hunkoog et al. "An Analysis of STEM/STEAM Teacher Education in Korea with a Case Study of Two Schools from a Community of Practice Perspective". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 12, no. 7, 2016, pp. 1843-1862. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1538a