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STEM leaders and teachers views of integrating entrepreneurial practices into STEM education in high school in the United Arab Emirates
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2020
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Acting in an entrepreneurial way and exercising entrepreneurial competencies are
essential in current society because of its uncertainty and constant change. That is
why it is contended that enhancing students’ abilities to design innovative products
and being able to deliver them to the market become a priority in the educational
sector. A sequential exploratory mixed method was conducted to collect both qual
itative and quantitative data needed to fulfill the purpose of the study. The theo
retical perspective adopted relies on education through entrepreneurship where the
aim of interdisciplinary E-STEM learning is to incorporate entrepreneurial prac
tices into STEM education in high school. Focus group interviews were employed
to explore STEM leaders’ views regarding incorporating entrepreneurial practices
into STEM education. Variables identified were used to develop a questionnaire for
STEM teachers to investigate their perceptions regarding current STEM practices
that enhance students’ entrepreneurial skills. Academic leaders believed in infusing
entrepreneurial pedagogies into existing STEM curriculum with a constant support
of business teachers because they are more aware of entrepreneurial learning activi
ties than other teachers in school. Conclusions from the study argue that compe
tency-based approach is preferable to implement E-STEM learning because it allows
for a new situated learning platform where value creation practices could be inte
grated with project-based problem-solving practices in the UAE.