Background: Assets-based research is becoming more widespread and may be particularly
important as we continue to work towards equity within engineering education. It is important …

This study investigates how recently resettled refugee youth took up STEM‐rich making
experiences at an after‐school community club in relation to negotiating their resettlement …

The “Maker” movement is a cultural as well as educational phenomenon that has the
potential to offer significant opportunities to students in conditions of social, economic and …

Due to economic inequality in society, millions of Latinx high school youth work after-school
jobs and summer jobs in order to provide additional income for their families. The purpose of …

Background: There is limited research exploring the experiences of engineering education
scholars transitioning into faculty positions. It is an opportune time to explore these …

This article presents findings from an ethnographic evaluation of an informal STEM
education program that was informed by the maker movement and intended to foster the …

This report from the field presents a community-engaged, visual method for evaluating
students' perceptions of equity in Maker Club, an informal STEM (Science, Technology …

Project-based learning (PBL) is an instructional strategy used to develop higher order
thinking skills (HOTS) with a range of student populations. Although all students need to …

While previous research of maker spaces has primarily been focused on public and
community spaces, this dissertation looked at maker education in independent schools …

The purpose of this study was to examine how school librarians can support makerspaces in
direction and design as well as the roles of librarians in the development of makerspaces to …