國立虎尾科技大學 |

STEM Elementary Schools : = Teacher and Administrator Perceptions and Concerns.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	STEM Elementary Schools :/
Reminder of title:	Teacher and Administrator Perceptions and Concerns.
Author:	Grant, Laura Ellen.
Description:	1 online resource (186 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-01, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-01A.
Subject:	Elementary education. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798379907068

STEM Elementary Schools : = Teacher and Administrator Perceptions and Concerns.
Grant, Laura Ellen.

STEM Elementary Schools :Teacher and Administrator Perceptions and Concerns. - 1 online resource (186 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-01, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

The number of elementary STEM schools has increased in the years following the 2010 President's Council of Advisors in Science and Technology's call for the expansion of STEM schools at the elementary level. With scant research beyond their initial year of operation, this qualitative study sought to gain insight into the perceptions and concerns teachers and administrators had in four STEM elementary schools regarding their enactment, and recommendations for the schools' sustainability. Focus groups and interviews conducted asked participants to rate and discuss their school's alignment with components found to be critical to effective STEM elementary schools (House et al., 2020). This provided a dimension of clarity and depth as participants shared concerns they had regarding the enactment of their schools, and recommendations for their sustainability. The conducting of a document review provided insight into the original vision and guiding principles developed in the planning for these schools. Triangulation was achieved through multiple data sources. The social constructivist theory provided a lens through which to apply components of Fullan's theory of educational change and Hall and Hord's (2020) Concerns Based Adoption Model. Results were analyzed through a combination of provisional and open coding. Findings revealed the need for the development of an operational definition for what it means to be a STEM elementary school, the need for a district commitment to STEM in the elementary schools to support their sustainability, and the need for high quality, integrated STEM curricula. This study examines the enactment of STEM elementary schools beyond the first five years of opening, it identifies concerns of teachers and administrators in these schools regarding their implementation, and it provides recommendations for sustainability from those most closely aligned with their success.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798379907068Subjects--Topical Terms:

1148439
Elementary education.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Elementary STEM schoolIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

STEM Elementary Schools : = Teacher and Administrator Perceptions and Concerns.
LDR:03337ntm a22004097 4500 001 1141868
005 20240604073549.5
006 m o d
007 cr mn ---uuuuu
008 250605s2023 xx obm 000 0 eng d
020 $a 9798379907068
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI30314175
035 $a AAI30314175
040 $a MiAaPQ $b eng $c MiAaPQ $d NTU
100 1 $a Grant, Laura Ellen. $3 1465898
245 1 0 $a STEM Elementary Schools : $b Teacher and Administrator Perceptions and Concerns.
264 0 $c 2023
300 $a 1 online resource (186 pages)
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-01, Section: A.
500 $a Advisor: Morrison, Judith A.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 2023.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references
520 $a The number of elementary STEM schools has increased in the years following the 2010 President's Council of Advisors in Science and Technology's call for the expansion of STEM schools at the elementary level. With scant research beyond their initial year of operation, this qualitative study sought to gain insight into the perceptions and concerns teachers and administrators had in four STEM elementary schools regarding their enactment, and recommendations for the schools' sustainability. Focus groups and interviews conducted asked participants to rate and discuss their school's alignment with components found to be critical to effective STEM elementary schools (House et al., 2020). This provided a dimension of clarity and depth as participants shared concerns they had regarding the enactment of their schools, and recommendations for their sustainability. The conducting of a document review provided insight into the original vision and guiding principles developed in the planning for these schools. Triangulation was achieved through multiple data sources. The social constructivist theory provided a lens through which to apply components of Fullan's theory of educational change and Hall and Hord's (2020) Concerns Based Adoption Model. Results were analyzed through a combination of provisional and open coding. Findings revealed the need for the development of an operational definition for what it means to be a STEM elementary school, the need for a district commitment to STEM in the elementary schools to support their sustainability, and the need for high quality, integrated STEM curricula. This study examines the enactment of STEM elementary schools beyond the first five years of opening, it identifies concerns of teachers and administrators in these schools regarding their implementation, and it provides recommendations for sustainability from those most closely aligned with their success.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Ann Arbor, Mich. : $c ProQuest, $d 2024
538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web
650 4 $a Elementary education. $3 1148439
650 4 $a Science education. $3 1151737
650 4 $a Education policy. $3 1107727
650 4 $a Sustainability. $3 793436
653 $a Elementary STEM school
653 $a STEM education
653 $a STEM integration
653 $a STEM school concerns
653 $a STEM-focused school
655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local $3 554714
690 $a 0524
690 $a 0714
690 $a 0458
690 $a 0640
710 2 $a ProQuest Information and Learning Co. $3 1178819
710 2 $a Washington State University. $b Department of Teaching and Learning. $3 1465899
773 0 $t Dissertations Abstracts International $g 85-01A.
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30314175 $z click for full text (PQDT)