期刊名称：Design and Technology Education: an International Journal
印刷版ISSN：1360-1431
出版年度：2015
卷号：20
期号：1
语种：English
出版社：Design and Technology Education: an International Journal
摘要：I’m sure most of us have read a lot about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in documents such as research papers, journal articles, government documents and the media, but this book is different. While it draws on the authors’ undoubted knowledge of STEM on an international front, with references to documents from numerous international sources, this book is more down to earth and is about STEM as it is in UK schools, with the added vision of how it could be if the opportunities where fully explored. The book is not written in the usual academic prose normally used for education books, it is written in what is best described as a ‘conversational style’; at times I found myself asking questions such as ‘what if?’ and ‘but can’t we do that?’ and, on several occasions, disagreeing with the authors by thinking ‘no that can’t be right!’ Occasionally there is an element of humour which adds to the enjoyment of reading this book. This style of writing an educational text book is particularly welcome at a time when teachers and trainee teachers have become used to the usual list of bullet points and tick boxes. Part of this readability is achieved by the authors using case studies, cameos and examples thus ensuring the book is a realistic view of STEM in schools.
