Developing children's empathy in co-design activities

None, None; None, None; None, None; None, None

Developing children's empathy in co-design activities

A pilot case study

Conference Paper (2018)

Author(s)

Maarten Van Mechelen (TU Delft - Codesigning Social Change)

Alice Schut (TU Delft - Science Education and Communication)

Mathieu Gielen (TU Delft - Codesigning Social Change)

Remke Klapwijk (TU Delft - Science Education and Communication)

Empathy Children Co-design Storytelling 21st century skills Schools

DOI related publication

https://doi.org/10.1145/3202185.3210797 Final published version

To reference this document use

https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:de4fc990-b8ab-456e-89ec-c789cb6c11de

More Info

expand_more

Publication Year

2018

Language

English

Pages (from-to)

669-674

ISBN (electronic)

978-1-4503-5152-2

Event

Downloads counter

211

Abstract

This paper explores how co-design activities in schools can contribute to developing children's empathy. A pilot case study is presented in which eight 10- to 12-yearold children participated. The design theme was outdoor education. After discussing the co-design procedure, preliminary results about three empathic techniques are discussed: (1) reflection on the role of empathy in design, (2) storytelling to introduce the design challenge, and (3) defining the needs and wishes of the story's protagonists. The lessons learned are taken into account in a comprehensive follow-up study.