Research on Capacity Fostering of STEAM Education’s Cluster Innovation Ecology for Students in New Business Specialties
- 1 School of Economy and Management, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
- 2 School of Economy and Management, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
- 3 School of Foreign Languages, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
Abstract
With the rapid development of information technology in the world, STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) has become an important field of educational innovation. Based on the grounded theory, this paper previously makes a systematic investigation of STEAM education in developed countries; thereafter, summarizing their development characteristics which include strong policy support, extensive social participation, advanced educational model innovation, and perfect evaluation mechanism. In the following, this paper analyzes the present situation of STEAM education in China, especially in Chongqing municipal. By utilizing the grounded theory and the comparative investigation method, it gets the characteristics and shortcomings of Chinese STEAM development. Finally, given the future innovative development of STEAM education in China, especially in Chongqing municipal, this paper puts forward some policy suggestions on the cluster innovation ecology of STEAM education, which contains strengthening the strategic position and policy guarantee of STEAM education, optimizing the project management of STEAM teacher training, promoting the design and development of STEAM curriculum, as well as improving the STEAM evaluation system and relative standards.
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