Integration of the Arts in STEM: A Collective Case Study of Interdisciplinary University Programs

• In Event: Roundtable Session 24
  In Roundtable Session: Taking Professional Development to Scale in Arts Education

Abstract

One of the emerging ways to integrate the arts with other academic disciplines is the inclusion of the arts with the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) movement, renaming it STEAM. This qualitative study aims to understand the experiences of individuals that have pioneered university programs that integrate the arts with STEM and to portray the student learning outcomes within these programs. Bolman and Deal’s four frames of organizational development and sociocultural theory are utilized to provide theoretical frameworks for the role of leadership and the development of learning goals within selected programs. Using a collective case study methodology, extant data, questionnaire responses, and interview responses will be cross-examined to explore university programs that integrate the arts with STEM.

Author

• Sheena Ghanbari, University of California - San Diego