Glossary

System for categorizing observed behaviors: DA (Designed Activity), SE (Spontaneous Emergence), AM (Activity Modification), CT (Cross-Domain Transfer).

The principle that data interpretation and theoretical framing remain the responsibility of adult researchers, even when children contribute to data generation. (DOI-001a)

Our standard for conducting and documenting behavioral observations, including the 4K Video Test for documentation quality.

A research study with explicitly defined scope, duration, and limitations — the core unit of Micro Research.

Our tiered system for data classification (Tiers 1-4) and consent management.

Formal standards for when children qualify as co-authors of research publications based on documented contribution to data generation. (DOI-001a)

The accumulated body of evidence built from many small studies linked through the longitudinal panel.

Structured reflection on ethical implications before, during, and after innovation activities in DIEP Labs.

The structural research capability enabled by continuous longitudinal access to the same children over many years.

The mindset of responsibility toward materials, environment, and community cultivated in DIEP Labs.

The observe-publish-implement-observe loop where research findings return immediately to practice.

Framework for designing learning environments that support innovation emergence. Guides the design of DIEP Labs.

Four specialized environments for innovation research: Innovation Lab, Biomimicry Hive, Drone Lab, Space Lab.

The 18-year pedagogical curriculum integrating capability development with ethical sensibility across all developmental planes.

The foundational Micro Research methodology paper governing embedded observation OF children.

The Participatory Micro Research methodology paper governing research WITH children as co-contributors.

A researcher who is already part of children's daily environment (typically an educator), whose presence does not alter natural behavior.

The distinction between data generation (which children can contribute to) and data interpretation (which researchers perform). (DOI-001a)

The five review checkpoints every micro-study must pass before publication: Scope, Ethics, Method, Evidence, Limitations.

The documentation standard requiring observation records detailed enough that an independent researcher could reconstruct the behavioral sequence.

The construct describing how the same entity that designs learning environments also researches them, enabling capture of innovation emergence.

The 1045 children tracked continuously since 2009, forming the foundation for compound evidence.

Practitioner-led, longitudinal methodology for embedded, naturalistic observation studies. (DOI-001)

A single bounded research study following Micro Research methodology, published with a DOI.

Comprehensive ethics governance for research involving children in educational settings.

Methodology for research WITH children as co-contributors to STEM studies, with formal co-authorship criteria. (DOI-001a)

The explicit separation of child contributor roles from adult researcher roles in participatory research. (DOI-001a)

The four-tier system (Tier 1-4) for classifying research data by identifiability and access restrictions.