Wang, L., & Carroll, T. K., & Delaine, D. A. (2018, June), A Pilot Study of the Development of Empathy within a Service-learning Trip from a Qualitative Perspective  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2--29711

\bibitem{asee_peer_29711}
  Wang, L., \& Carroll, T. K., \& Delaine, D. A. (2018, June), \emph{A Pilot Study of the Development of Empathy within a Service-learning Trip from a Qualitative Perspective}
  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah.
  10.18260/1-2--29711

Linjue Wang, Turhan Kendall Carroll, and David A. Delaine.  "A Pilot Study of the Development of Empathy within a Service-learning Trip from a Qualitative Perspective".  2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2018.  https://peer.asee.org/29711 Internet.  14 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_29711}
  Linjue Wang, Turhan Kendall Carroll, and David A. Delaine.
  "A Pilot Study of the Development of Empathy within a Service-learning Trip from a Qualitative Perspective".
  \emph{2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2018.
  https://peer.asee.org/29711 Internet.  14 Jan, 2025

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author = "Linjue Wang, Turhan Kendall Carroll, and David A. Delaine"
title = "A Pilot Study of the Development of Empathy within a Service-learning Trip from a Qualitative Perspective"
booktitle = "2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition "
year = "2018"
month = "June"
address = "Salt Lake City, Utah"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Qualitative outcomes of a pilot study which seeks to investigate the ways and extent to which service-learning impacts the development of empathy in undergraduate engineering students are presented. Service-learning is an experiential education pedagogy in which students engage in activities designed to tackle community needs within structured opportunities to promote learning and development. Community service, teamwork, problem-solving, and reflection are common elements within service-learning activities. This educational approach can provide students with real-world scenarios that connect classroom theory and knowledge to community needs. 

A brief literature review on service-learning within engineering education, is presented alongside brief background on the meaning of empathy. This is followed by initial qualitative findings around a service-learning trip within an undergraduate engineering course involving 13 student participants. The findings indicate service-learning in a foreign community can serve as a platform for the development of empathy in engineering undergraduates. The development of empathy can be fostered within three main findings: group dynamics, interactions with the community, and individual interpretation of the service-learning experience through self-reflection. This paper concludes with a discussion on how these three findings collectively influence the development of empathy in students. This paper provides a qualitative approach to contextualizing the development of empathy as a learning outcome for engineering educators interested in service-learning.
AU  - Linjue Wang
AU  - Turhan Kendall Carroll
AU  - David A. Delaine
CY  - Salt Lake City, Utah
DA  - 2018/06/23
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - A Pilot Study of the Development of Empathy within a Service-learning Trip from a Qualitative Perspective
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DO  - 10.18260/1-2--29711
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