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Constructionism and maker learning

[1] FabLearn, Stanford University (2016). Constructionism: Learning Theory and a Model for Maker Education. FabLearn Fellows, Stanford University. View publication ↗
[2] Dougherty, D. (2013). The Maker Mindset. In M. Honey & D. Kanter (eds.), Design, Make, Play. Routledge. View publication ↗
[3] Halverson, E. R. & Sheridan, K. M. (2014). The Maker Movement in Education. Harvard Educational Review, 84(4), 495–504.
[4] Valente, J. A. & Blikstein, P. (2019). Maker Education: Where Is the Knowledge Construction?. Constructivist Foundations, 14(3), 252–262. View publication ↗
[5] Exploratorium (2024). Tinkering Studio: About. Exploratorium, San Francisco. View publication ↗
[6] van Holm, E. J. (2015). Makerspaces and Contributions to Entrepreneurship. Procedia — Social and Behavioral Sciences. View publication ↗

Experiential and situated learning

[7] Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Prentice Hall. View publication ↗
[8] Lave, J. & Wenger, E. (1991). Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge University Press. View publication ↗
[9] Wenger, E. (1998). Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity. Cambridge University Press.

Project- and challenge-based learning

[10] Thomas, J. W. (2000). A Review of Research on Project-Based Learning. The Autodesk Foundation. View publication ↗
[11] Blumenfeld, P. C., Soloway, E., Marx, R. W., Krajcik, J. S., Guzdial, M. & Palincsar, A. (1991). Motivating Project-Based Learning: Sustaining the Doing, Supporting the Learning. Educational Psychologist, 26(3–4), 369–398. View publication ↗
[12] Nichols, M., Cator, K. & Torres, M. (2016). Challenge Based Learning Guide. Digital Promise, Redwood City, CA. View publication ↗
[13] Johnson, L. F., Smith, R. S., Smythe, J. T. & Varon, R. K. (2009). Challenge-Based Learning: An Approach for Our Time. The New Media Consortium, Austin, TX. View publication ↗
[14] Dikilitaş, K., Marshall, T. & Shahverdi, M. (eds.) (2025). A Practical Guide to Understanding and Implementing Challenge-Based Learning. Springer. View publication ↗
[15] Klapwijk, R. M., Gu, J. & Yang, Q. (2023). Maker Education Meets Technology Education: Reflections on Good Practices. Brill. View publication ↗
[16] Savery, J. R. (2006). Overview of Problem-Based Learning: Definitions and Distinctions. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 1(1), 9–20. View publication ↗ Cited here to distinguish problem-based learning from project-based learning, not to adopt it.

Guidance, cognition and sequencing

[17] Kirschner, P. A., Sweller, J. & Clark, R. E. (2006). Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching. Educational Psychologist, 41(2), 75–86. View publication ↗ The strongest published counterweight to a purely discovery-led approach. It is cited here because it should be answered, not avoided.
[18] Dreyfus, S. E. & Dreyfus, H. L. (1980). A Five-Stage Model of the Mental Activities Involved in Directed Skill Acquisition. University of California, Berkeley, Operations Research Center.
[19] Anderson, L. W. & Krathwohl, D. R. (2001). A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy. Longman, New York.
[20] Biggs, J. B. & Collis, K. F. (1982). Evaluating the Quality of Learning: The SOLO Taxonomy. Academic Press, New York.

Assessment and documentation

[21] Maker Education Initiative (2018). Survey of Assessment in Makerspaces (Open Portfolio Project, Research Brief 17). Maker Ed. View publication ↗
[22] NGSS Lead States (2013). Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. National Academies Press. View publication ↗
[23] Kaufman, J. C. & Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Beyond Big and Little: The Four C Model of Creativity. Review of General Psychology, 13(1), 1–12. View publication ↗

Evidence on maker education and makerspaces

[24] Soomro, S. A. et al. (2023). Makerspaces Fostering Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Science Education and Technology. View publication ↗
[25] Rouse, R. & Rouse, A. G. (2022). Taking the Maker Movement to School: A Systematic Review of PreK-12 School-Based Makerspace Research. Educational Research Review. View publication ↗
[26] Kim, Y. J. et al. (2022). A Systematic Review of Makerspace Research. Systematic review. View publication ↗
[27] Andrews, M. E. & Boklage, A. (2024). Toward Inclusive Makerspaces in Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education. View publication ↗
[28] Woods, K. & Hsu, Y.-C. (2020). Makerspaces in School Libraries. TechTrends. View publication ↗
[29] European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2020). Makerspaces for Education and Training: Exploring Future Implications for Europe. Publications Office of the European Union (JRC117481). View publication ↗
[30] Chen, Y. & Cao, L. (2022). Promoting Maker-Centred Instruction Through Virtual Professional Development for K-12 Teachers in Low-Income Rural Areas. British Journal of Educational Technology, 53(4), 1025–1048. View publication ↗
[31] Rahman, M. et al. (2024). Sustainability of Community Makerspaces. ACM. View publication ↗
[32] Strategic Management Journal (2023). Makerspaces and Entrepreneurship. Strategic Management Journal. View publication ↗ United States makerspace and crowdfunding data. Not a rural or Global South setting.
[33] Technological Forecasting and Social Change (2021). FabLabs, Makerspaces and Entrepreneurial 21st-Century Skills. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. View publication ↗

Innovation and entrepreneurship

[34] Isenberg, D. J. (2010). How to Start an Entrepreneurial Revolution. Harvard Business Review, 88(6). View publication ↗
[35] Stam, E. (2015). Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Regional Policy: A Sympathetic Critique. European Planning Studies, 23(9), 1759–1769.
[36] Bacigalupo, M., Kampylis, P., Punie, Y. & Van den Brande, G. (2016). EntreComp: The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC101581). View publication ↗
[37] Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2025). GEM 2024/2025 Global Report: Entrepreneurship Reality Check. Global Entrepreneurship Research Association. View publication ↗
[38] Ashoka (1980). Everyone a Changemaker (term coined by Bill Drayton, 1980). Ashoka. View publication ↗ The sector definition — anyone who takes creative action to solve a problem for the greater good. Cited here to mark that our own use of the word is materially narrower.

Learning to run an enterprise

[39] Rosendahl Huber, L., Sloof, R. & Van Praag, M. (2014). The Effect of Early Entrepreneurship Education: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment. European Economic Review. View publication ↗
[40] Kim, G., Kim, D. H., Lee, W. J. & Joung, S. (2020). The Effect of Youth Entrepreneurship Education Programs: Two Large-Scale Experimental Studies. SAGE Open. View publication ↗
[41] Blimpo, M. P. & Pugatch, T. (2023). Unintended Consequences of Youth Entrepreneurship Programs: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda. Global Labor Organization, Discussion Paper 1332. View publication ↗
[42] Kenney, A. et al. (2020). A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Arrowhead Business Group Entrepreneurship Intervention. Journal of Adolescent Health (PMC7177681). View publication ↗
[43] Webley, P., Levine, M. & Lewis, A. (1991). A Study in Economic Psychology: Children's Saving in a Play Economy. Human Relations, 44(2). View publication ↗
[44] Berti, A. E., Bombi, A. S. & Lis, A. (1982). The Child's Conceptions About Means of Production and Their Owners. European Journal of Social Psychology, 12(3), 221–239. View publication ↗
[45] Berti, A. E. (1992). Acquisition of the Profit Concept by Third-Grade Children. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 17(3), 293–299. View publication ↗

Grassroots innovation

[46] Seyfang, G. & Smith, A. (2007). Grassroots Innovations for Sustainable Development: Towards a New Research and Policy Agenda. Environmental Politics, 16(4), 584–603. View publication ↗
[47] Gupta, A. K. (2012). Innovations for the Poor by the Poor. International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 5(1/2), 28–39. View publication ↗

Technology, equity and quality

[52] UNESCO (2023). Global Education Monitoring Report — Technology in Education: A Tool on Whose Terms?. UNESCO. View publication ↗
[53] UNICEF (2024). EdTech for Good Framework. UNICEF. View publication ↗
[54] World Bank (2020). Reimagining Human Connections: Technology and Innovation in Education at the World Bank. World Bank. View publication ↗

Outcomes, livelihoods and measurement

[55] Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) (2016). Increasing Employment and Earnings through a Skills Development Program for Youth in Côte d’Ivoire. J-PAL evaluation summary. View publication ↗ Randomised trial. Short-term employment gains did not persist at 12–15 months.
[56] Tripney, J. et al. (2013). Technical and Vocational Education and Training Interventions to Improve the Employability of Youth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. View publication ↗

Sri Lanka context

[57] Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (2023). Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey: Annual Report 2023. Department of Census and Statistics. View publication ↗
[58] Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (2024). Computer Literacy Statistics: Annual Bulletin 2024. Department of Census and Statistics. View publication ↗ Small-cell estimates carry the department’s own coefficient-of-variation caution.
[59] United Nations Development Programme (2023). Sri Lanka Multidimensional Vulnerability Index: District Profiles. UNDP Sri Lanka.
[60] World Bank (2024). Sri Lanka Development Update, October 2024. World Bank.

Global goals

[61] United Nations General Assembly (2015). Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (A/RES/70/1). United Nations. View publication ↗

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