Course Topic: STEM and STEAM

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is a broad term used in education and policy to group distinct but related technical disciplines.

This expression has appeared to raise awareness among policymakers about the importance of STEM subjects for contemporary society in front of the current shortage of workers able to fill STEM roles.

Discussion about STEM is often introduced to highlight the importance of facilitating the access of under-represented categories (usually, women) to STEM disciplines with didactic approaches that steer away from prejudice about gender-typical preferences and aptitudes.

More recently, STEM has also included the letter ‘A’ for ‘Arts’ – hence becoming STEAM – with the idea that arts can help raise interest in STEM disciplines.

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