Abstract
Abstract In an effort to reform education, Uzbekistan has adopted STEAM education as a basic principle of educational reform. However, as these efforts are largely being made from a top-down manner, knowledge about STEAM education in schools and informal settings is not yet well known. This paper introduces Uzbekistan’s general education status and shares findings from surveys and interviews with in- and pre-service teachers, and professors about STEAM education. In addition, newspaper articles and government documents about STEAM education were analyzed to understanding how education reforms are being established. STEAM education is explored as a potential tool for helping to improve science teaching and learning in the Uzbekistan education system. Using survey responses and interviews, this paper shares how teachers think of STEAM education and makes suggestions for how the government can more effectively achieve reform goals related to STEAM education.
Highlights
Uzbekistan is a country with a long history and tradition, whose population accounts for more than 40% of the population of Central Asia
This study aims to learn what STEAM education methods may be appropriate for Uzbekistan by addressing the following three research questions: 1. What do Uzbek teachers currently think about STEAM education? 2
2.1 Education in Uzbekistan According to the 2018 UNESCO statistics, Uzbekistan has a total population of 32,476,000, of which nearly 10 million are students
Summary
Uzbekistan is a country with a long history and tradition, whose population accounts for more than 40% of the population of Central Asia. There are currently problems with education in Uzbekistan, the low academic ability of teachers and students is one that the government is working to hard to improve. Since gaining independence in 1991, the level of education has deteriorated due to reduced investments in education To address these concerns, the Uzbekistan government has opened special universities with government departments, such as the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, University of Heavy Industry, and Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers. The Uzbekistan government has opened special universities with government departments, such as the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, University of Heavy Industry, and Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers All of these universities are directly operated by each government department with the goal of teaching students the academic disciplines related to these fields of work. The finances of existing universities have become worse, which has resulted in a decline in the quality of education (Sung, 2018)
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