This literature review identifies the content and scope of empirical academic research on
making, makerspaces, and fablabs. Using an overview approach, 150 peer reviewed …

In this paper, we provide an overview of the current efforts in maker education, supported by
a review of empirical studies. Our synthesis will inform the community about learning …

" In the decades it takes to bring up a child, parents face challenges that are both helped and
hindered by the fact that they are living through a period of unprecedented digital innovation …

Background Despite increasing attention to STEM education worldwide, there is
considerable uncertainty as to what constitutes STEM education and what it means in terms …

Informal learning is often treated as simply an alternative to formal, didactic instruction. This
chapter discusses how the organization of informal learning differs across distinct settings …

Background/Context Large gaps in achievement and interest in science and engineering
(STEM) persist for youth growing up in poverty, and in particular for African American and …

Making is a rapidly emerging form of educational practice that involves the design,
construction, testing, and revision of a wide variety of objects, using high and low …

A systematic literature review was conducted to condense recent contributions on
interdisciplinary collaboration for creativity as a strategic approach to aim innovation. Sixty …

ABSTRACT The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were designed to address
poor science and math performance in United States schools by inculcating globally …

Makerspaces are gaining popularity in the educational activities of all age groups, from
primary schools to higher education institutions, particularly in science, technology …