Cultivating Sustainable STEM Education: The Role of Communities of Practice in Teacher Identity Formation

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 17; no. 10; p. 4586
• Main Authors: Yang, Lin, Wu, Pengze, Yin, Xuerou, Xu, Xueqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2025
• Subjects: Collaboration; Communities of practice; Curricula; Education reform; Educational research; Group identity; Interdisciplinary aspects; Learning; Literature reviews; Mathematics; Mathematics education; Methods; Participation; Practice; Professional development; Professional identity; Qualitative research; Quality of education; Researchers; Science education; Sciences education; Self image; Self-efficacy; Social aspects; STEM education; Study and teaching; Sustainable development; Teacher education; Teachers; Teaching; Technology education; China

Although the existing literature provides some evidence of identity transformation among STEM teachers following their participation in various communities of practice (CoPs), the specific mechanisms driving this transformation remain unclear. This study attempted to narrow this gap by analyzing the...