A Systematic Literature Review of the Empirical Studies on STEAM Education in Korea: 2011–2019

In this chapter, a systematic literature review of the empirical studies on STEAM education in Korea is carried out to illustrate the Korean perspective on implementing STEAM education in Korea. STEAM education in Korea was introduced as an educational policy in 2011. It is possible to discuss the future direction of STEAM education in Korea and provide the basic data for an international comparison study of STEAM education through this systematic literature review. The systematic literature review based on the 186 domestic empirical studies focused on the appearance over time, school levels, research methods, participants, sample sizes, and levels of integration. First, the number of STEAM education research in Korea is affected by the introduction of the educational policy of STEAM education. Empirical studies are concentrated at the K-9 level. Additionally, these studies use quantitative research methods and mainly target students with relatively small sample sizes ranging from 1 to 50. Second, research on teaching and learning in STEAM education and participants’ perceptions takes multidisciplinary approaches rather than interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches. The results of this chapter can be applied to designing future STEAM education research and the teaching and learning of STEAM education.