Akcan Ahmet Tayfur, Yıldırım Bekir, Karataş Ali Rauf, Yılmaz Mustafa
Department of International Trade, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Türkiye.
Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, Muş Alparslan University, Muş, Türkiye.
Front Psychol. 2023 Jun 12;14:1184730. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1184730. eCollection 2023.
This paper explores teachers' views on the impact of STEM education on the labor market. This study focused on teachers' views to investigate STEM education and the labor market and the relationship between the two.
The sample consisted of 32 teachers from different branches. Participants were recruited using purposive convenience sampling. This paper adopted a qualitative case study research design. Qualitative data were collected using a semi-structured interview form. The qualitative data were analyzed using inductive content and descriptive analysis.
Participants stated that STEM education offered new fields of work, promoted entrepreneurship, and increased job opportunities. They also noted that STEM education helped reduce social costs. They emphasized that STEM education made participants happy, prevented brain drain, and reduced social problems. On the other hand, they also noted that STEM education could lead to technological unemployment. The descriptive analyses showed that STEM education had a positive impact on employment, a reduction in social costs, and a positive impact on underemployment. In light of the results, we made recommendations for future research.
本文探讨教师对STEM教育对劳动力市场影响的看法。本研究聚焦于教师的观点,以调查STEM教育与劳动力市场以及两者之间的关系。
样本包括来自不同分支的32名教师。采用目的便利抽样法招募参与者。本文采用定性案例研究设计。使用半结构化访谈形式收集定性数据。采用归纳内容和描述性分析方法对定性数据进行分析。
参与者表示,STEM教育提供了新的工作领域,促进了创业,并增加了就业机会。他们还指出,STEM教育有助于降低社会成本。他们强调,STEM教育让参与者感到快乐,防止了人才外流,并减少了社会问题。另一方面,他们也指出,STEM教育可能导致技术性失业。描述性分析表明,STEM教育对就业有积极影响,降低了社会成本,对就业不足也有积极影响。根据研究结果,我们对未来研究提出了建议。