Educators’ Attitude and Opinion Regarding STEM Education in the Educational System

Nakon industrijske revolucije i velikih tehnoloških promjena nastao je koncept drugačije vrste rada okrenut ka strojevima i tehnologiji. Strojevi su počeli mijenjati ljudske ruke, a u nekim poslovima čak i ljude. Danas se svijet nalazi u situaciji gdje su gospodarske, tehnološke, društvene i ekonomske promjene u sve bržem i dinamičnijem razvoju pod utjecajem globalizacije. Samim time, mijenja se i poslovni sektor te je potražnja za kapacitetom obrazovanih ljudi sve veća. Time se dolazi do razvoja STEAM edukacija i programa koji služe kako bi djecu od malih nogu pripremala na svijet koji je pod utjecajem sveprožimajuće globalizacije i svijeta koji se sve brže mijenja. Zanimanja 21. stoljeća uključuju ona zanimanja gdje je potrebna tehnološka pismenost, inovativnost, istraživanje i povezivanje raznih grana znanosti. STEAM edukacije su te koje pružaju znanje zasnovano na navedenim vještinama, uključuju povezivanje znanosti, tehnologije, inženjerstva, umjetnosti i matematike kako bi se postiglo sveobuhvatno znanje koje uključuje i kreativnost i inovativnost u učenju ali i primjeni samog znanja.After the industrial revolution and major technological changes, the concept of a different kind of work was created, oriented towards machines and technology. Machines began to replace human hands, and in some jobs even people. Today, the world is in a situation where economic, technological and social structures are changing faster and faster under the influence of globalization. As a result, the business sector is also changing, and the demand for the capacity of educated people is increasing. This leads to the development of STEAM education and programs that serve to prepare children from an early age for a world that is under the influence of all-pervasive globalization and the world that is changing ever faster. The occupations of the 21st century include these characteristics: technological literacy, innovation, research and interconnection of various branches of science. STEAM programs are those that provide knowledge based on the aforementioned qualities, include connecting science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics in order to achieve comprehensive knowledge that includes creativity and innovation in learning as well as the application of knowledge itself