Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Remke M. Klapwijk, Jianjun Gu, Qiuyue Yang, and Marc J. de Vries -- Copyright page / Remke M. Klapwijk, Jianjun Gu, Qiuyue Yang, and Marc J. de Vries -- Preface / Marc de Vries and Remke Klapwijk -- List of Figures and Tables / Remke M. Klapwijk, Jianjun Gu, Qiuyue Yang, and Marc J. de Vries -- Notes on Contributors / Remke M. Klapwijk, Jianjun Gu, Qiuyue Yang, and Marc J. de Vries -- Part 1 The Rise of Maker Education across the World / Remke M. Klapwijk, Jianjun Gu, Qiuyue Yang, and Marc J. de Vries -- Chapter 1 Introduction / Remke Klapwijk and Marc de Vries -- Chapter 2 The Development and Evolution of Maker Education in China / Jianjun Gu and Qiuyue Yang -- Chapter 3 A Participatory Design Approach to Sustaining Makerspace Initiatives / Katrine Holm Kanstrup, Ole Sejer Iversen, Maarten Van Mechelen, Christian Dindler, and Marie-Louise Wagner -- Part 2 Case Studies on Maker Education / Remke M. Klapwijk, Jianjun Gu, Qiuyue Yang, and Marc J. de Vries -- Chapter 4 Informal Learning in a Public Library Makerspace for Youth in the Netherlands / Monique Pijls, Tom van Eijck, and Bert Bredeweg -- Chapter 5 Using “EcoMakerKits” to Stimulate Maker Mindset and Circular Thinking in Mexico / Álvaro Núñez-Solís, Suneel Madahar, Nathan Eskue, and Miroslava Silva-Ordaz -- Chapter 6 Playful Learning by Design in Kenya / Marten B. Westerhof, Mathieu Gielen, Annemiek G. C. van Boeijen, and James Otieno Jowi -- Chapter 7 Connecting Maker Education to Secondary School Technology Education in Korea / Hyuksoo Kwon -- Chapter 8 Case Studies of Maker Education in China / Jianjun Gu and Qiuyue Yang -- Chapter 9 Maker Education in the Applied Physics Bachelor Programme at Delft University of Technology / Freek Pols and Rolf Hut -- Part 3 Thematic Reflections / Remke M. Klapwijk, Jianjun Gu, Qiuyue Yang, and Marc J. de Vries -- Chapter 10 Maker Pedagogy / P. John Williams -- Chapter 11 Dynamic Roles of Materiality in Maker Education / Varpu Mehto and Kaiju Kangas -- Chapter 12 Social Learning / Wendy Fox-Turnbull -- Chapter 13 Reflecting on Maker Education as a Potential Context for the Development of Spatial Ability / Jeffrey Buckley -- Chapter 14 Making in Informal and Formal Settings / Gerald van Dijk and Elwin Savelsbergh -- Chapter 15 Sustainability of the Case Study Maker Education Initiatives / HildaRuth Beaumont -- Chapter 16 Conclusions / Marc de Vries and Remke Klapwijk -- Index / Remke M. Klapwijk, Jianjun Gu, Qiuyue Yang, and Marc J. de Vries.

In this book two fields meet, Technology Education with its long history, and Maker Education, a relative new shoot in the educational field. Both focus on learning through making and both value agency and motivation of learners. The purpose of this book is to understand and analyze the kind of informal and formal educational activities that take place under the umbrella of the Maker Movement and then relate this to the field of Technology Education to uncover what researchers, innovators and teachers in this field can learn from the principles, ideas and practices that are central to the Maker Movement and vice versa. The book contains two types of chapters. The first type is case study chapters that span from Mexico, China, Korea, Denmark, the Netherlands to Kenya and from primary to tertiary level, showing a variety of good practices in maker education including both formal and informal contexts. In the subsequent thematic chapters, dedicated authors have used the case studies to reflect on themes such as curriculum reform, social learning, materiality, spatial thinking, informal versus formal learning as well as the sustainability of learning and relate what is happening in Maker Education with Technology Education to imagine possible futures for Maker Education.

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