Success for all: fostering early childhood STEM identity

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Anahtar Kelimeler

• Early childhood education,STEM identity development

Herkes İçin Başarı: Erken Çocukluk Dönemi STEM Kimliğini Teşvik Etmek

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Bu makale erken çocukluk eğitimi verilen anasınıfların genel olarak kimlik oluşturma çalışmaları özellikle de erken STEM kimlik gelişimini destekleme yeri olup olamayacağını tartışmaktadır. Eğitimciler ve araştırmacılar, küçük çocukların günlük yaşamlarında erken çocukluk STEM eğitiminin açımlayıcı rolünü desteklemektedir. Bu çalışmada, erken çocukluk, STEM eğitimi ve gelişim psikolojisinin yanı sıra kamu yönetimi ile ilgili geniş bir araştırmayla alanyazından yararlanılarak nitel ve yorumlayıcı bir metodoloji kullanılmıştır. Günümüzde “Sızan STEM boru hattı”nı (metafor) düzeltmeyi amaçlayan araştırma ve müdahaleler ile STEM kimlik gelişimi üzerine teorik araştırmalar ortaokul ve üstü seviyedeki çocuklara odaklanmaktadır. Yine de çocukların STEM eğitimine ve kendilerinin STEM öğreneni olmaya karşı tutumları erken oluşur ve kimlik gelişimi de erken çocuklukta gelişen bir olgudur. Bu çalışma, erken STEM kimlik gelişimini beslemenin bir yolu olarak küçük çocukların STEM eğitimine katılımına odaklanılması gereksinimini öne sürmektedir. Bu makale, erken çocukluk eğitiminde STEM eğitimini genişletilmesi ihtiyacını vurgulamak amacıyla önceki araştırmaları sentezler. Erken STEM akademik kimlik gelişiminin (Sızan STEM boru hattını düzeltmek için ortaokulun çok geç olduğu öngörüsüne dayanarak) kavramsallaştırılmasını önermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Erken çocukluk eğitimi,STEM kimliğinin gelişimi

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