STEM education in teaching geography in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Anotace: The aim of this paper is to support the change of STEM education in Bosnia and Herzegovina within the education programmes. Geography relates to STEM disciplines through the application of geography tools for problem solving. Geography strongly connects STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines using geographic technology/ tools that may offer better understanding of inter-disciplinary occurrences for solving important problems. With an aim to offer a holistic image of higher geographic education relating to STEM education in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results of this research support the benefits to education based on the economics of knowledge of geography programmes, as well as other disciplines. This process could be modeled in countries that have chosen to participate in the development of STEM disciplines. Within the research, an overview of basic indicators and trends in STEM education was given, as well as an evaluation of quality of the education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this paper, conduction of the primary research is planned and it will include questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with the population and persons responsible for scientific innovations in education.