Factors leading to sustainable social impact on the affected communities of engineering service learning projects

Q1 Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Development Engineering Pub Date : 2019-08-18 DOI:10.1115/detc2019-98407

Andrew Armstrong, C. Mattson, Randy S. Lewis

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Abstract

University engineering programs across the USA engage in service learning projects. These projects involve student teams designing and implementing products or solutions for communities in need, often in developing nations. There has been much research done relating to pedagogy and the impact of these programs on student learning. However, less research has been done on measuring the impact of these programs on the affected communities. This paper examines factors that practitioners believe are related to successfully delivering a desirable and transferable solution to affected communities. The authors identified 46 distinct factors from the literature that implicitly or explicitly are suggested to contribute to successful project outcomes. Formed as postulates in this paper, these 46 factors have been separated into 5 categories to assist understanding and implementing these factors into service learning programs. Lastly, different methods of analyzing and measuring project success and impact are discussed. Future methods for proving the viability of the 46 postulates are discussed as well.

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工程服务学习项目对受影响社区的可持续社会影响因素

美国各地的大学工程项目都参与服务性学习项目。这些项目涉及学生团队为有需要的社区（通常是发展中国家）设计和实施产品或解决方案。关于教育学以及这些项目对学生学习的影响，已经做了很多研究。然而，关于衡量这些项目对受影响社区的影响的研究较少。本文考察了从业者认为与成功向受影响社区提供理想且可转移的解决方案有关的因素。作者从文献中确定了46个不同的因素，这些因素隐含或明确地被认为有助于项目的成功。在本文中，这46个因素被划分为5类，以帮助理解这些因素并将其纳入服务学习计划。最后，讨论了分析和衡量项目成功与影响的不同方法。还讨论了未来证明46个假设可行性的方法。

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Development Engineering Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)

CiteScore

4.90

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0.00%

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审稿时长

31 weeks

期刊介绍： Development Engineering: The Journal of Engineering in Economic Development (Dev Eng) is an open access, interdisciplinary journal applying engineering and economic research to the problems of poverty. Published studies must present novel research motivated by a specific global development problem. The journal serves as a bridge between engineers, economists, and other scientists involved in research on human, social, and economic development. Specific topics include: • Engineering research in response to unique constraints imposed by poverty. • Assessment of pro-poor technology solutions, including field performance, consumer adoption, and end-user impacts. • Novel technologies or tools for measuring behavioral, economic, and social outcomes in low-resource settings. • Hypothesis-generating research that explores technology markets and the role of innovation in economic development. • Lessons from the field, especially null results from field trials and technical failure analyses. • Rigorous analysis of existing development "solutions" through an engineering or economic lens. Although the journal focuses on quantitative, scientific approaches, it is intended to be suitable for a wider audience of development practitioners and policy makers, with evidence that can be used to improve decision-making. It also will be useful for engineering and applied economics faculty who conduct research or teach in "technology for development."