STEM/STEAM教育をどう考えればよいか―諸外国の動向と日本の現状を通して―

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This paper gives an overview of the current situation of STEM human resource development and STEM/STEAM education as being promoted in other countries under the circumstances of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is drawing worldwide attention. In addition, this paper tries to sort out how to understand STEM/STEAM education from the above current situation. These perspectives focused on an education enabling everyone to work toward the future in a friendly manner, on cross-disciplinary education, and problem-solving activities to address global issues and issues related to new work styles. They also included characteristics of an education complementating design science and cognitive science. From the perspectives and characteristics of STEM/STEAM education, it was considered that the Japanese school education has been required to shift from the traditional way of education based on individual academic fields, to a new education based on cross-disciplinary education including comprehensive learning.