Global Journal of Human Social Science, G: Linguistics and Education, Volume 23 Issue 8

© 2023. Zeba Farhana, Tamanna Sultana, Md. Al-Amin & Sameul Hoque. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial -NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Integrating STEM Approach at Primary Education in Bangladesh: Perception and Challenges of the Teachers By Zeba Farhana, Tamanna Sultana, Md. Al-Amin & Sameul Hoque University of Dhaka Abstract- Bangladesh is aspiring to develop a competitive workforce for the 21st century. To reach this aspiration, STEM education can be a good way as it has widely been considered to have the potential to prepare students with 21st-century skills. The potentiality of STEM can be fully utilized only when teachers apply STEM approaches effectively in their practices. Since teachers’ prior views and perceptions influence their STEM teaching, the study aims to explore the teachers’ perception of STEM education. This study also analyzes the challenges of introducing STEM at primary education in Bangladesh. A qualitative research design is adopted in this study. Teachers’ perception of STEM education was explored through semi-structured interviews. Additionally, in-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted to examine the challenges of implementing STEM education at the primary level. Data were analyzed thematically following an inductive approach. Keywords: STEM education, integrated learning, perception, challenges. GJHSS-G Classification: LCC: LB1585.3 IntegratingSTEMApproachatPrimaryEducationinBangladeshPerceptionandChallengesoftheTeachers Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: G Linguistics & Education Volume 23 Issue 8 Version 1.0 Year 2023 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: