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Maker Literacies and Maker Citizenship in the MakEY (Makerspaces in the Early Years) Project

J. Marsh,H. Arnseth,K. Kumpulainen

Published 2018 in Multimodal Technologies and Interaction

ABSTRACT

In this paper, the potential relationship between creative citizenship and what may be termed ‘maker literacies’ is examined in the light of emergent findings from an international project on the use of makerspaces in early childhood, “MakEY” (see http://makeyproject.eu). The paper outlines the concept of creative citizenship and considers the notion of maker literacies before moving on to examine how maker literacies might be developed in early-years curricula in ways that foster civic engagement. Three vignettes are offered of makerspaces in early-years settings and a museum in Finland, Norway, and the UK. The activities outlined in the vignettes might be conceived of as ‘maker citizenship’, a concept which draws together understandings of making, digital literacies, and citizenship. The paper considers the implications of this analysis for future research and practice.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2018

  • Venue

    Multimodal Technologies and Interaction

  • Publication date

    2018-08-28

  • Fields of study

    Sociology, Computer Science, Education

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.3390/MTI2030050
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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