Challenges to STEM education in Vietnamese high school contexts.

ABSTRACT: STEM education has been considered foundational to economic growth by many countries. It has received great attention from various educational systems, but the actual implementation has triggered several problems, especially in developing countries in Asia. This qualitative study investigated the challenges to STEM education in public high schools in Vietnam. The participants were ten experienced teachers from ten different schools in a Vietnamese central province. The data were collected from in-depth semi-structured interviews. Analysis of the transcripts of the interview recordings showed that the teachers faced many challenges regarding their interdisciplinary knowledge and teaching methods, curriculum, practical constraints, and beliefs about effective STEM education. Notably, the fin

SUBMITTER: Le LTB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8723990 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature