Challenges for preschool teachers in STREAM education

Rasa Pakalnina; Jana Grava

doi:10.29333/ejmste/17288

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Rasa Pakalnina ¹ ^* , Jana Grava ¹

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¹ Center of Education and Social Work, Liepaja Academy, Riga Technical University, Liepāja, LATVIA^* Corresponding Author

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Excellence in education is achieved through a combination of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, ensuring the content is meaningful and relevant to all students. Consequently, it is crucial to focus on basic skills in science, reading, technology and engineering, arts, and mathematics (STREAM) from early education. The publication aims to explore the preschool teachers’ challenges in implementing STREAM education. The findings, based on a survey (mixed) research design, identify that the introduction of STREAM education in preschool requires a change in teachers’ thinking about the organization of the pedagogical process, to implement STREAM education principles, methodologies, and approaches that are appropriate to the perception and learning conditions of preschool children, thus ensuring the desired learning outcomes and sustainability.

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challenges for teachers
preschool
STREAM education

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 21, Issue 11, 2025, Article No: em2726

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17288

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Pakalnina, R., & Grava, J. (2025). Challenges for preschool teachers in STREAM education. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(11), em2726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17288

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Pakalnina R, Grava J. Challenges for preschool teachers in STREAM education. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(11):em2726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17288

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Pakalnina R, Grava J. Challenges for preschool teachers in STREAM education. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(11), em2726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17288

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Pakalnina, Rasa, and Jana Grava. "Challenges for preschool teachers in STREAM education". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2025 21 no. 11 (2025): em2726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17288

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Pakalnina, R., and Grava, J. (2025). Challenges for preschool teachers in STREAM education. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(11), em2726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17288

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Pakalnina, Rasa et al. "Challenges for preschool teachers in STREAM education". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 21, no. 11, 2025, em2726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17288