"STEM Integration in K-12 Education: Status, Prospects, and an Agenda for Research" ed. by Margaret Honey, et al.

This book examines current efforts to connect the STEM disciplines in K-12 education. This issue identifies and characterizes existing approaches to integrated STEM education, both in formal and after- and out-of-school settings.

The book reviews the evidence for the impact of integrated approaches on various student outcomes, and it proposes a set of priority research questions to advance the understanding of integrated STEM education.
STEM Integration in K-12 Education proposes a framework to provide a common perspective and vocabulary for researchers, practitioners, and others to identify, discuss, and investigate specific integrated STEM initiatives within the K-12 education system of the United States.
The book makes recommendations for designers of integrated STEM experiences, assessment developers, and researchers to design and document effective integrated STEM education.
This volume will help to further their work and improve the chances that some forms of integrated STEM education will make a positive difference in student learning and interest and other valued outcomes.

Contents
SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION
STEM in the K–12 Curriculum
Connections in STEM Education
Committee Charge
Determining the Scope of the Charge
The Study Process
The Report
2 A DESCRIPTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATED STEM EDUCATION
Goals of Integrated STEM Education
Outcomes of Integrated STEM Education
Nature and Scope of Integration
Implementation
Using the Framework
3 INTEGRATED STEM EDUCATION EXPERIENCES: REVIEWING THE RESEARCH
Learning and Achievement
Interest and Identity
4 IMPLICATIONS OF THE RESEARCH FOR DESIGNING INTEGRATED STEM EXPERIENCES
Integrated Experiences and How People Learn
Implications for the Design of Approaches to Integrated STEM Education
5 CONTEXT FOR IMPLEMENTING INTEGRATED STEM
Standards
Assessment
Educator Expertise
Other Contextual Factors
6 FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND RESEARCH AGENDA
Findings and Recommendations Related to Research on Integrated STEM Education
Findings and Recommendations Related to the Outcomes of Integrated STEM Education
Findings Related to the Nature of Integrated STEM Education
Findings and Recommendations Related to the Design and Implementation of Integrated STEM Education
Final Thoughts
References
APPENDIX : Biographies of Committee Members