01What was studied
A systematic review of 62 peer-reviewed studies on what educators need to implement STEAM education—science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
02Main finding
Preparation and continuing professional development appeared as needs in 98% of the studies; coordination and institutional support appeared in 40%. These percentages describe the included studies, not the proportion of teachers.
03Quality of the evidence
Medium, with a provisional assessment. The review reports a four-database search, PRISMA methods and sensitivity analysis, but the accessible early version did not allow every methodological detail to be checked.
04Why it matters for NEYREL
It offers a practical implementation lesson for NEYREL: a facilitator manual alone is unlikely to be enough without guided practice and support from the host organisation. It does not demonstrate creative or wellbeing benefits.
05Practical application
NEYREL proposal: combine training in VER · EXPRESS · SOLVE with practice sessions, prepared materials, feedback and coordination time. Grant budgets should include this implementation support.
06Important limitations
The review concerns STEAM implementation, not NEYREL or arts-only education. It does not show that facilitator support improves creativity or wellbeing, and the reported frequencies are not effect sizes.