“…Other countries have implemented similar strategies (e.g., the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, France, Israel, Switzerland, Italy) with centres that aim to improve the quality of STEM teaching and sometimes to increase the popularity of science and technology (Kearney, 2011). A common approach in Australia described by Murphy, MacDonald, Danaia, and Wang (2018) is to establish networks of teachers, teacher trainers and other relevant stakeholders, often at the regional level, with the aim of implementing curricular reform and supporting initiatives favouring inquiry-based learning (e.g., cross-disciplinary, thematic or project work).…”