Investigating the role of STE(A)M Educators: a case study in Greece

Abstract

This work investigates the role of educator in STE(A)M Education. The study compares the outcomes of previous research with the results of a survey on 59 Greek educators, who have implemented STE(A)M-related courses. Based to the responses through the specially designed closeended questionnaire, the educators’ perceptions are identified and analyzed. Based on these, we assessed the importance of different traits and competences that a STE(A)M educator should have. Furthermore, our research showed evidence that there are some differences on educators’ perceptions depending on their background, mostly regarding both teaching and professional development aspects.