Knowledge Generation in STEM and STEAM Education: Integrative Thinking and Agency

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Gillian Kidman Hazel Tan

Knowledge Generation in STEM and STEAM Education

Integrative Thinking and Agency

Gillian Kidman, Hazel Tan, Roland Gesthuizen , Dominador D. Mangao

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Palgrave Macmillan
01 December 2025

Teaching skills & techniques; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: Art & design; Educational: Sciences, general science

This book examines how integrative practices are conceived, described, and taught within the context of STEA+M education. STEA+M education is far more than a disciplinary expansion of STEM education; it is a paradigmatic shift in educational purpose and practice, offering a framework for rethinking how knowledge is produced, whose voices are legitimised, and what purposes education serves. The authors argue that teachers must not only understand the knowledge and skills of a specialist discipline but also understand how to integrate and synthesise knowledge in a cross-disciplinary fashion between several disciplines simultaneously. For teachers to effectively integrate multiple educational domains, they must engage students in integrative STEA+M thinking practices such as inquiry-based learning, student agency, and neo-twenty-first century skills. This must occur not only within, but also across, disciplines in an integrated manner, whether this involves multi-, inter-, or trans-disciplinary approaches. This skill is defined as integrative inquiry literacy.

By: Gillian Kidman, Hazel Tan, Roland Gesthuizen, Dominador D. Mangao
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783032032461
ISBN 10: 3032032466
Pages: 374
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Gillian Kidman is from Monash University, Australia. She specialises in science, mathematics, geography education, and integrative STEM/STEAM education. Hazel Tan is from Monash University, Australia. She specialises in secondary mathematics and integrative STEM/STEAM education. Roland Gesthuizen is a senior teacher with the Department of Education Victoria, Australia. He specialises in digital pedagogy and computational thinking. Dominador Dizon Mangao is from the Philippine Normal University, Philippines. He is a specialist in science education.