This robust collection of articles focuses on makers and maker educators in K-12, as well as makerspaces, maker programs and maker pedagogies both in and out of school in four different countries (Canada, Finland, Iceland and the United States). The eight research studies offer insights into several key themes in developing maker culture in a variety of settings through different research methodologies.
Makerspaces and maker education have typically been associated with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects, where there has been an emphasis on the use of digital technologies (high, medium and low-tech) and engineering design processes to teach science, math and computational thinking. There is a consensus among the researchers who conducted these studies, however, that maker activities and maker pedagogies go well beyond the teaching and learning of subject…