Parents’ Concerns About the Inclusion of Engineering Education in P-12 Classrooms

There is an increasing interest in providing more opportunities for pre-college/university students to learn engineering concepts and content. Particularly, adopting engineering activities into P-12 classrooms has been one of the emphases for attracting more students to engineering. The primary purpose of this paper is to initiate discussion about parents‟ concerns and suggestions about the inclusion of engineering education in P-12 classrooms. In addition, this paper provides an overview of important concepts related to content analysis including benefits, procedure, and practical implications to increase general understanding of the method. In an effort to increase the validity and reliability of the technique, transparent steps are presented throughout the paper.