Why Does Japan Need “A” in STEM?

Abstract

In this article, the author arranged the definition of Technology from the US educational documents that led to the Next Generation Science Standards. Then, in turn, we propose some similar properties shared with technology & art and distinguish the properties. Finally, we put arguments on having “A” in STEM based on past definitions. The shared properties were as container and as integrator. Such properties provided some suggestions for educational practices and related educational research. The suggestions to the present era were that we could look back at art in the ancient era, update the notion of novelty and beauty based on the evolution of art as a social system, and consider the educational values of art integration that provide wide variety contexts and give the understanding of the structures among STEAM disciplines.