PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sheridan, Kimberly
AU  - Halverson, Erica Rosenfeld
AU  - Litts, Breanne
AU  - Brahms, Lisa
AU  - Jacobs-Priebe, Lynette
AU  - Owens, Trevor
TI  - Learning in the Making: A Comparative Case Study of Three Makerspaces
AID  - 10.17763/haer.84.4.brr34733723j648u
DP  - 2014 Dec 01
TA  - Harvard Educational Review
PG  - 505--531
VI  - 84
IP  - 4
4099  - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/84/4/505.short
4100  - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/84/4/505.full
SO  - herp2014 Dec 01; 84
AB  - Through a comparative case study, Sheridan and colleagues explore how makerspaces may function as learning environments. Drawing on field observations, interviews, and analysis of artifacts, videos, and other documents, the authors describe features of three makerspaces and how participants learn and develop through complex design and making practices. They describe how the makerspaces help individuals identify problems, build models, learn and apply skills, revise ideas, and share new knowledge with others. The authors conclude with a discussion of the implications of their findings for this emergent field.