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Reforming Science Teacher Education Programs in the STEM Era

International and Comparative Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Sulaiman M. Al-Balushi

    1. College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

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  2. Lisa Martin-Hansen

    1. Department of Science Education, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, USA

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  3. Youngjin Song

    1. Department of Science Education, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, USA

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  • Informs educators of international and cultural practices in training new science teachers
  • Allows teacher educators to align science teacher education programs with STEM education
  • Illustrates the major differences between STEM-based teacher education and single-science field programs

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. STEM Teacher Education: An Overview

    • Youngjin Song, Lisa Martin-Hansen, Valarie L. Akerson, Gayle A. Buck, Sulaiman M. Al-Balushi
    Pages 1-15

  3. Implementing STEM Policy in African Nations’ Teacher Education Programs: Insights from Some Southern African Countries

    • Dominic Mashoko, William R. Veal
    Pages 17-33

  4. STEMifying Teacher Education: A Canadian Context

    • Isha DeCoito
    Pages 35-52

  5. STEM in Canadian Teacher Education: An Overview

    • G. Michael Bowen, Dawn Wiseman, Marie-Claire Shanahan, Samia Khan, Allison Gonsalves, Pratim Sengupta et al.
    Pages 53-70

  6. Science Teacher Education in Chile: On the Verge of a Turning Point toward STEM-Oriented Science Education

    • Cristian Merino, Ainoa Marzabal, Brant G. Miller, Ximena Carrasco
    Pages 71-87

  7. To STEAM or Not to STEAM: Is It a Matter of Professional Development or Professional Creation?

    • Heba EL-Deghaidy, Mohamed El Nagdi
    Pages 89-105

  8. Preparation of Teachers for STEM Education in Hong Kong

    • Yu Chen, Chi Ho Yeung, Tian Luo, Qianwen He, Winnie Wing-Mui So
    Pages 107-124

  9. Status Study on Japanese Pre-Service and In-Service Science Teachers’ Preparation in STEM/STEAM Education

    • Yoshisuke Kumano, Toshihiko Masuda, Yoshiaki Aoki, Takahiro Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Gunji
    Pages 125-141

  10. Perspectives on Reforming Science Teacher Education Programs Toward Integrated STEM in Malaysia

    • Muhammad Abd Hadi Bunyamin, Nor Farahwahidah Abdul Rahman
    Pages 143-159

  11. Science Teacher Preparation in Oman: Strengths and Shortcomings Related to STEM Education

    • Mohamed A. Shahat, Mohammed Al Amri
    Pages 161-179

  12. STEM Education in the Spanish Context: Key Features and Issues

    • Teresa Lupión-Cobos, Digna Couso Lagarón, Marta Romero Ariza, Jordi Domènech-Casal
    Pages 181-198

  13. An Exploration of Co-Teaching in STEM Teacher Professional Development Programs in Turkey

    • Defne Yabaş, Sedef Canbazoğlu-Bilici, Tuğba Abanoz, B. Sumeyye Kurutas, M. Sencer Corlu
    Pages 199-215

  14. Entanglement of the United States and Turkish Science and Mathematics Educators Through the Lens of Becomings: Conceptualizing STEM Education Using a Bakhtinian Dialogic Approach

    • Sophia Jeong, Kathryn M. Bateman, Sevil Akaygun, Fatma Aslan-Tutak, Mutlu Şen-Akbulut, Reyhan Ada Safak
    Pages 217-232

  15. Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Centering Science Within Elementary STEM Education

    • Deepika Menon, Amy S. Bauer, Katie L. Johnson, Elizabeth F. Hasseler, Amanda Thomas, Ricardo Martinez et al.
    Pages 233-250

  16. U.S. Next Generation Science Standards: Possibilities, Not Prescriptions for STEM Teacher Education

    • Valarie L. Akerson, Gayle A. Buck
    Pages 251-263

  17. Current Trends in Science Curriculum Reforms in Response to STEM Education: International Trends, Policies and Challenges

    • Hassan H. Tairab, Shashidhar Belbase
    Pages 265-281

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 283-288
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About this book

This edited book explores different international practices in reforming science teacher education programs for STEM education. Incorporating case studies in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America and South America, the contributors emphasise the large variety in STEM teacher preparation. Including science-centric versions of STEM programs as well as more integrated models of STEM, this contextual diversity will help readers learn about the design, opportunities, and challenges of STEM teacher preparation in a variety of circumstances, in order to innovate and improve STEM education more broadly.

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

    Sulaiman M. Al-Balushi

  • Department of Science Education, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, USA

    Lisa Martin-Hansen, Youngjin Song

About the editors

​Sulaiman M. Al-Balushi is Professor of Science Education and the former Dean of the College of Education at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

Lisa Martin-Hansen is Professor and Department Chair of Science Education at California State University, USA.



Youngjin Song is a lecturer at California State University, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reforming Science Teacher Education Programs in the STEM Era

  • Book Subtitle: International and Comparative Perspectives

  • Editors: Sulaiman M. Al-Balushi, Lisa Martin-Hansen, Youngjin Song

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27334-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27333-9Published: 08 June 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27336-0Due: 09 July 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-27334-6Published: 07 June 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2524-7069

  • Series E-ISSN: 2524-7077

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 288

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Teaching and Teacher Education, Higher Education, International and Comparative Education, Science Education

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