A Conceptual Model for the Integrated STEM Curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in Primary Schools of Iran

This study aims to design a conceptual model for the integrated STEM education in Primary Schools of Iran. The qualitative content analysis was used to investigate all the related researches in the databases from 2000, including ProQuest, Springer, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Sage and Eric, as well as, the upstream documents of the Iranian education system. 46 selected sources and the documents of the fundamental transformation of Iran's education, Iran 20-year vision plan, Science and Mathematics Curriculum Objectives and Guidelines were selected through purposive sampling method. The logic of designing the Integrated STEM Curriculum in primary schools was inferred through focusing on the theoretical principles of the Integrated STEM education approaches and analysis of related researches. Finally, a conceptual model based on Acker model and the logic of integrated curricula was designed.