A Longitudinal Study of Equity-Oriented STEM-Rich Making Among Youth From Historically Marginalized Communities
Angela Calabrese Barton,Edna Tan +1 more
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In this paper, a longitudinal critical ethnographic study traces the development of 41 youth maker projects in two community-centered making programs and discusses the ways in which making with and in community opened opportunities for youth to project their communities' rich culture knowledge and wisdom onto their making while also troubling and negotiating the historicized injustices they experience.Abstract:
The maker movement has evoked interest for its role in breaking down barriers to STEM learning. However, few empirical studies document how youth are supported over time in STEM-rich making projects or their outcomes. This longitudinal critical ethnographic study traces the development of 41 youth maker projects in two community-centered making programs. Building a conceptual argument for an equity-oriented culture of making, the authors discuss the ways in which making with and in community opened opportunities for youth to project their communities’ rich culture knowledge and wisdom onto their making while also troubling and negotiating the historicized injustices they experience. The authors also discuss how community engagement legitimized a practice of co-making, which supported equity-oriented goals and outcomes.read more
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