In an educational context where ‘STEM’ (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) has become a dominant feature of discourse, the status of what may be perceived as the ‘softer’ subjects has been called into question. In Ireland, Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) constantly competes with the ‘harder’ subjects such as Science and Mathematics. This paper will explore the status of SPHE in Ireland using current literature and the results of a research study undertaken with a group of pre-service primary-school teachers. Informed by the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) (Ajzen 1991; Fishbein and Ajzen 2010), this study explored the students’ attitudes to, and experiences of, SPHE, prior to commencing their studies. It follows on from a previous study undertaken with pre-service post-primary teachers (Mannix McNamara et al. 2012). The research methodology comprises a mixed-methods approach, incorporating a written survey of students along with a focus group interview. The results of the study indicate that, despite the increasing number of crisis situations which confront young people, SPHE and associated subjects are still subordinate to the other ‘harder’ STEM subjects.
在“STEM”(科学，技术，工程和数学)已经成为话语的主导特征的教育背景下，可能被视为“软”科目的地位已经受到质疑。在爱尔兰，社会、个人和健康教育(SPHE)不断与科学和数学等“较难”的科目竞争。本文将利用当前文献和一组职前小学教师进行的研究结果，探讨爱尔兰SPHE的现状。计划行为理论(TPB) (Ajzen 1991;Fishbein和Ajzen 2010)，本研究探讨了学生在开始学习之前对SPHE的态度和经历。这是继之前对学前小学后教师进行的一项研究之后的结果(Mannix McNamara et al. 2012)。研究方法包括混合方法，结合学生的书面调查和焦点小组访谈。研究结果表明，尽管年轻人面临的危机情况越来越多，SPHE和相关科目仍然从属于其他“更难”的STEM科目。
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Pub Date : 2020-07-23DOI: 10.4324/9781003117674-12
J. Lester, G. Munns
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Uncle Charles Moran, Uncle Norm Newlin, Terry W. Mason, R. Roberts
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