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Literature Review  \nAuthors:  \nJackie Marsh, Kristiina Kumpulainen, Bobby Nisha, Anca Velicu, Alicia Blum-Ross, David Hyatt, Svanborg R. Jónsdóttir, Rachael Levy, Sabine Little, George Marusteru, Margrét Elísabet Ólafsdóttir, Kjetil Sandvik, Fiona Scott, Klaus Thestrup, Hans Christian Arnseth, Kristín Dýrfjörð, Alfredo Jornet, Skúlína Hlíf Kjartansdóttir, Kate Pahl, Svava Pétursdóttir and GísliThorsteinsson  \n\n| Cite as:\u003Cbr>Marsh, J., Kumpulainen, K., Nisha, B.,Velicu,A., Blum-Ross, A., Hyatt, D., Jónsdóttir, S.R., Levy, R., Little, S., Marusteru, G., Ólafsdóttir, M. E., Sandvik, K., Scott, F., Thestrup, K., Arnseth, H.C., Dýrfjörð, K., Jornet,A., Kjartansdóttir, S.H., Pahl, K., Pétursdóttir, S. and Thorsteinsson, G. (2017) Makerspaces in the Early Years:A Literature Review. University\u003Cbr>of Sheffield: MakEY Project. |\n| --- |\n| This literature review has been produced as part of the following project: Makerspaces in the Early Years: Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity (MakEY)\u003Cbr>[http://makeyproject.eu](http://makeyproject.eu)\u003Cbr>This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No. 734720 |\n\nPhotographs by Deborah Rodrigues Moreira and Dylan Yamada-Rice  \nCONTENTS  \nPage  \nINTRODUCTION  \nJackie Marsh  \nSECTION ONE:THE MAKER MOVEMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE  \n1.1 Makerspaces –Why They are Important for Digital Literacy Education Kristiina Kumpulainen  \n1.2 The History of the Maker Movement  \nGeorge Marusteru  \n1.3 Innovation and Entrepreneurial Education (IEE) and Makerspaces Svanborg R.Jónsdóttir  \n1.4 Early Childhood Educational Philosophies/ Principles and Their Relation to Makerspaces  \nJackie Marsh  \n1.5 Section Summary  \nJackie Marsh  \nSECTION TWO: MAKERSPACES IN INFORMAL AND FORMAL LEARNING SPACES  \n2.1 Community Makerspaces and Maker Faires Jackie Marsh  \n2.2 Makerspaces in Formal Education  \nSkúlína HlífKjartansdóttir, Svava Pétursdóttir, Gísli Thorsteinsson  \nand Kristín Dýrfjörð  \n2.3 Makerspaces in Libraries Margrét Elísabet Ólafsdóttir  \n2.4 Makerspaces in Museums Jackie Marsh  \n2.5 Makerspaces in After-school Clubs Kjetil Sandvik  \n6  \n12  \n17  \n21  \n26  \n33  \n35  \n38  \n47  \n50  \n53  \n2.6 Makerspaces as Open Laboratories Klaus Thestrup  \n2.7 Section Summary Jackie Marsh  \nSECTION THREE: MAKERSPACESAND SUBJECT LEARNING  \n3.1 Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM)  \nHans Christian Arnseth andAnca Velicu  \n3.2 Creative Arts and Makerspaces:Art as Enquiry Alfredo Jornet and Kate Pahl  \n3.3 Digital Skills  \nAnca Velicu  \n3.4 Design Thinking and Makerspaces Bobby Nisha  \n3.5 Maker Literacies Jackie Marsh  \n3.6 Section Summary Jackie Marsh  \nSECTION FOUR: CROSS-CUTTING THEMESAND ISSUES  \n4.1 Makerspaces in Teacher Education Bobby Nisha and Jackie Marsh  \n4.2 Families and Making  \nAlicia Blum-Ross  \n4.3 Assessment David Hyatt  \n4.3 Gender Issues Rachael Levy  \n4.4 Makerspaces and Social Class Fiona Scott  \n4.5 Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity in Makerspaces  \nSabine Little  \n58  \n60  \n63  \n66  \n70  \n72  \n75  \n80  \n81  \n84  \n86  \n88  \n92  \n96  \n4.6 Section Summary 99 Jackie Marsh  \nSECTION 5 CONCLUSION  \n5.1 Future Research Needs in the Area 100 Jackie Marsh  \n5.2 The Proposed Contribution of MakEY to Knowledge 101 Jackie Marsh and Kristiina Kumpulainen  \n5.3 Final Words 105 Jackie Marsh  \nREFERENCES 106  \nINTRODUCTION  \nJackie Marsh  \nThere is little doubt that the digital age is impacting on the lives of society’s youngest children. Across Europe, many children have access to digital technologies in homes and communities from birth (Chaudron et al. , 2015) . There is as yet, however, limited research on the digital literacy practices of children aged from birth to age eight (Burnett and Daniels, 2016; Holloway, Green and Livingstone, 2013) . This is problematic, as there is an urgent need for populations to develop the skills and knowledge required to navigate a complex technological world. 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