Vision Statement
STEM education research for collective and societal benefit
Purpose
To provide transformative and responsive STEM Education Research highly relevant to our communities
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
In September of 2015, world leaders set an exciting course for the future of human development with the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 Global Goals that make up the SDG’s were designed to make sure that everyone is taken care of and no one is left behind. The Goals speak to the positivity and hope that the world has expressed towards what we all want for our collective future. The STEM Education Research Group contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Our research priorities
Early Childhood
STEM in Early Childhood Contexts explores the complexity of STEM learning and how STEM experiences for young learners are currently being implemented through application, discussion, and evaluation.
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STEM Entrepreneurship seeks to build research connectivity between education researchers, entrepreneurial thinkers, schools, and students to influence integrated approaches to STEM education.
Read moreMakerspaces
Makerspace aims to promote learning through construction using digital fabrication tools, computer programming, microcontrollers, as well as traditional hand tools and materials.
Read moreEmotion and Affect
Studies of Emotion and Affect in Education Laboratory (SEAEL) seeks to understand affective and emotional aspects of classroom life to enhance the conditions of teachers and students.
Read moreEthnoSTEAM and Equity
EthnoSTEAM and Equity is dedicated to research in STEAM Education particularly in contexts with little or no opportunities for investigation or exploration of contemporary issues and problems.
Read moreSTEM Education
STEM Education works to remove traditional barriers between disciplinary areas, and investigate the linkages between teaching, learning and professional learning.
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