Barriers to Developing Empathic Ability: Gender Inclusivity in Technology Education

• In Event: RTD - Ethics and Leadership in Education

Short Description

Engineering and technology education scholars are increasingly focusing on the ethical content of designed artifacts, and the role of ethically-informed decision making by designers. In this study, we document the activities of undergraduate technology students as they sought to develop an off-the-grid toilet for the developing world as a means to understand the development of empathic ability. Implications concerning the agency of learners in this process are considered.

Authors

• Colin M. Gray, Purdue University

• Terri S. Krause, Purdue University

• Marisa Exter, Purdue University