Diversity in STEM Education
How can STEM education recognise diverse needs, experiences and identities while removing barriers to participation?
Inclusive STEM education is essential for social equity. Learning environments should enable all learners to participate meaningfully, develop their potential and experience STEM as relevant and accessible.
This track examines equity, inclusion, participation and access across different educational levels and settings.
We welcome theoretical, conceptual and empirical contributions from individual STEM disciplines as well as interdisciplinary perspectives.
Inclusive teaching and learning, including inclusive pedagogies, accessible learning environments and support for diverse learners.
Identity, culture and representation in STEM, including gender, intercultural perspectives, underrepresented groups, belonging and participation.
Educational systems for equity and inclusion, including structural barriers, institutional conditions and evidence-based strategies for systemic change.
Broadening participation in STEM education, including equitable access, educational pathways and participation across diverse learner groups.
Gender and underrepresentation
Intercultural perspectives
Inclusive pedagogies
Equity, access and participation
Structural barriers in STEM education
