TY - THES TI - Design-based online teacher professional development to introduce integration of STEM in Pakistan AU - Anwar, Tasneem AB - In today's global society where innovations spread rapidly, the escalating focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has quickly intensified in the United States, East Asia and much of Western Europe. Our ever-changing, increasingly global society faces many multidisciplinary problems, and many of the solutions require the integration of multiple science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts. Thus, there is a critical need to explore the integration of STEM subjects in international education contexts. This dissertation study examined the exploration of integration of STEM in the unique context of Pakistan. This study used three-phase design-based methodological framework derived from McKenney and Reeves (2012) to explore the development of a STEM focused online teacher professional development (oTPD-STEM) and to identify the design features that facilitate teacher learning. The oTPD-STEM program was designed to facilitate eight Pakistani elementary school teachers' exploration of the new idea of STEM integration through both practical and theoretical considerations. This design-based study employed inductive analysis (Strauss and Corbin, 1998) to analyze multiple data sources of interviews, STEM perception responses, reflective learning team conversations, pre-post surveys and artifacts produced in oTPD-STEM. Findings of this study are presented as: (1) design-based decisions for oTPD-STEM, and (2) evolution in understanding of STEM by sharing participant teachers' STEM model for Pakistani context. This study advocates for the potential of school-wide oTPD for interdisciplinary collaboration through support for learner-centered practices. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] DA - 2017/// PY - 2017 LA - English M3 - PhD PB - University of Minnesota UR - https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/185626 KW - 0530:Teacher education KW - 0714:Science education KW - Attitude Measures KW - Community of practice KW - Design KW - Design-based research KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Education KW - Educational Technology KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Faculty Development KW - Foreign Countries KW - Interdisciplinary Approach KW - Interviews KW - Models KW - Online Courses KW - Online teacher professional development KW - Pakistan KW - Reflective practices KW - STEM Education KW - Science education KW - Stem integration KW - Student Centered Learning KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Teacher education KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - __:import:01 KW - __:match:final KW - __:matched KW - __:study_id:2096054 KW - __finaldtb ER -