Hello,

I was not aware of this, so looked it up.

These are links available in the UK. I don't know if they answer your question but may be of interest:

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3758336

https://curiositycommons.wordpress.com/makerspaces-the-benefits/

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/school-makerspaces-building-the-buzz-lisa-yokana

http://agencybydesign.org.s219538.gridserver.com/maker-empowerment-a-concept-under-construction/

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=106

https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2017/07/02/the-classroom-or-library-as-a-maker-space/

Very best wishes,

Mary

Take a look at the community development literature which speaks of voice, dialogue and agency - we have some of these publications listed on Researchgate.

Maker empowerment is a heightened sensitivity to the made dimension of objects, ideas, and systems, along with a nudge toward tinkering with them and an increased capacity to do so. I feel that this is an incorrect interpretation of the term 'empowerment' because it does not state how people gain more control in their lives through the process of tinkering?

Thanks so much for the insight Robyn Munford