The engineer of 2020, in the making: understanding how young adults develop maker identities and the implications for education reform

• Autores: Steven Weiner, Micah Lande, Shawn Jordan
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 34, no. Extra 2 (Parte B), 2018, págs. 833-842
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Making is a social phenomenon that encourages the adoption of many of the practices, skills, and knowledges associatedwith STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines. It also incorporates many of the keypersonal attributes of the Engineerof 2020. Although educators have started to institutionalize this connection through theestablishment of makerspaces and Maker-based curriculum, less effort has been made to understand how the currentpopulation of ‘‘grassroots’’ Makers have come to identify with this movement. In this qualitative research study, weanalyze critical incident interviews of young adults who frequent shared-use community workshops, or makerspaces.Employing a theory-driven thematic analysis, we developed an initial process framework for Maker identity formationthat could provide educators with a useful perspective when implementing Maker-based programs in their institutions.