Abstract
The National Standards Curriculum implemented in 2016 in Jamaica includes expectations that STEM disciplines be integrated into the primary and grades 7-9 curriculum. This integration is framed on an inquiry-based model driven by problem-based and project-based learning. Lecturers therefore need to know about STEM integration and how to model this to preservice teachers. This paper reports on an international collaboration between faculty from a university in Jamaica and Canada respectively, who facilitated a STEM professional development (PD) summer institute in June 2022 for lecturers teaching in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program at the Jamaican university. The study examined the lecturers’ experiences (n=22) and the knowledge gained about STEM inquiry-based pedagogies and integration in TVET contexts. Data sources included a questionnaire on demographics and teaching practices, photographs and short video segments from workshops, written feedback after each workshop, and a workshop evaluation at the end of the three days. Findings indicated that participants found the workshops effective with respect to presentation and sequencing over the three days. Participants also indicated that workshops were effective at communicating knowledge about STEM instructional approaches which would be useful to them as TVET teacher educators. Findings contribute to the modest literature on faculty PD and international collaborations and provide insights on PD for lecturers to learn how to integrate STEM approaches in preservice courses. The study also provides a model for capacity building of faculty pedagogy in Teacher Education and contributes to capacity building of a workforce for STEM fields in Jamaica.
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Kamini Jaipal-Jamani, Brock University, Canada
Hope Mayne, University of Technology, Jamaica
Sheliza Ibrahim, University of Toronto, Canada
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Conference: IICE2024
Stream: Professional Training
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Jaipal-Jamani K., Mayne H., & Ibrahim S. (2024) A Study Examining the Development of STEM Inquiry-Based Pedagogies With TVET Education Lecturers: An International Professional Development ISSN: 2189-1036 – The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii 2024 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2024.28
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2024.28
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