Makerspaces, flexible and inclusive learning environments. A scoping review

The contribution analyzes the scientific literature from 2000 to 2021 to determine in which training contexts makerspaces are used and for what purposes, for preschool and school age children and youth. The scoping review shows that many experiences are documented in literature, but few experimental studies exist. However, the examples collected, of a constructionist nature, show some privileged areas of intervention: makerspaces are recognized as a valid tool for the development of problem solving and creativity skills, for a more conscious application in the technical-scientific-artistic disciplines, for the creation of inclusive contexts, in situations of social disease or of people more frequently excluded and underrepresented.