K-12 STEM Track in One Public Secondary School Opportunities and Challenges

This is a descriptive study which aimed to determine the opportunities and challenges in the implementation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) K-12 program. The respondents of this study were the administrators, teachers and students of one public secondary high school in the Philippines. Thematic analyses were used in the interpretation of qualitative part of this research. The results of the study showed that the administrators had very high extent of opportunities on the implementation of the STEM K-12 program in terms of curriculum and instruction, faculty qualifications, learning resources and physical plant and facilities. Moreover, teachers and students had very high extent in almost all areas except on areas on curriculum and instruction and faculty qualifications. The study also found out that there is no significant difference among the administrators, teachers, and students in the extent of opportunities and challenges in the implementation of the STEM K – 12 program. This study recommends that administrators, teachers and students should be open to all forms of media which will help them to get a better understanding about K – 12 program.

Keywords –challenges, opportunities, STEM program