Integrating and navigating STEAM (inSTEAM) in early childhood education: An integrative review and inSTEAM conceptual framework

Andrea Ng; Sarika Kewalramani; Gillian Kidman

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Andrea Ng ¹ ^* , Sarika Kewalramani ¹ , Gillian Kidman ¹

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¹ Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AUSTRALIA^* Corresponding Author

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In early childhood education, the integration of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) are advocated as contemporary educational goals. However, integration of STEAM is not defined in the early childhood context. We claim to ‘integrate’ and ‘devise integration pedagogies’, but there is still no clear-cut message on what integration means and how to do it. This paper presents an integrative literature review to conceptualize the integration of STEAM practices in early childhood education. The review highlighted key factors and challenges relating to STEAM integration. The paper concludes with the development of the integrating and navigating STEAM (inSTEAM) conceptual framework derived from the concepts, empirical research, and theories explored in the integrative review of the 17 articles.

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STEM
STEAM
integration
inSTEAM conceptual framework
early childhood education

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2022, Volume 18, Issue 7, Article No: em2133

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Ng, A., Kewalramani, S., & Kidman, G. (2022). Integrating and navigating STEAM (inSTEAM) in early childhood education: An integrative review and inSTEAM conceptual framework. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18(7), em2133. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12174

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Ng A, Kewalramani S, Kidman G. Integrating and navigating STEAM (inSTEAM) in early childhood education: An integrative review and inSTEAM conceptual framework. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2022;18(7):em2133. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12174

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Ng A, Kewalramani S, Kidman G. Integrating and navigating STEAM (inSTEAM) in early childhood education: An integrative review and inSTEAM conceptual framework. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2022;18(7), em2133. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12174

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Ng, Andrea, Sarika Kewalramani, and Gillian Kidman. "Integrating and navigating STEAM (inSTEAM) in early childhood education: An integrative review and inSTEAM conceptual framework". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2022 18 no. 7 (2022): em2133. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12174

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Ng, A., Kewalramani, S., and Kidman, G. (2022). Integrating and navigating STEAM (inSTEAM) in early childhood education: An integrative review and inSTEAM conceptual framework. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18(7), em2133. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12174

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Ng, Andrea et al. "Integrating and navigating STEAM (inSTEAM) in early childhood education: An integrative review and inSTEAM conceptual framework". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 18, no. 7, 2022, em2133. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12174