CROSS CULTURE CHALLENGE

Running Head: CROSS-CULTURE CHALLENGE
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Early Childhood Education
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CROSS-CULTURE CHALLENGE 1
Cross-Cultural Challenge of migrated children adapting Australian STEM (science,
technology, engineering and math) curriculum
Introduction
STEM model is planned, designed and implemented for supporting the knowledge
and skills of children and improving the professional skills and attitudes of teachers (Martin
& Gaffney, 2016). This report will conduct research on understanding the cross-cultural
challenges faced by the migrated children in Australian STEM curriculum.
Problem Statement
The problem statement is that in adaption of STEM curriculum, migrant children face
many challenges due to differences in cultural background. This research will analyse how
the issue of cross-culture challenges affects the ability of migrant children to perform better
in STEM curriculum.
Objectives
Following are the research objectives:
 Analysis of literatures to understand the cross-cultural challenges faced by migrants’
children in Australia during STEM curriculum.
 Evaluate different recommendations to help migrant children in performing better in
STEM curriculum.
Rationale of the Study
This study is significant because it helps in understanding the obstacles relating to
differences in cultural backgrounds of migrant children in Australia which they face relating
to STEM curriculum. This research will understand these cross-cultural challenges and find
potential solutions to these issues that will improve academic learning of migrant children.
Literature Review
According to Aldemir & Kermani (2017), in education sector of Australia, migrant
children face racism and cultural conflicts between migrated and Australian children where it
is essential to give them knowledge for understanding the value systems by giving respect
and acceptance of differences. Ng & Metz (2015) provided that migrant children face the