Developing empathy towards older adults in design

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dc.citation.epage208en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.spage198en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber43en_US
dc.contributor.authorAltay, Burçaken_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T11:05:49Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-04-12T11:05:49Zen_US
dc.date.issued2017-02-06en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Interior Architecture and Environmental Designen_US
dc.description.abstractIn design disciplines, an affective understanding of users’ everyday lives can increase designer sensitivity and awareness, leading to higher-quality design outcomes. Developing students’ empathic understanding within design education is required to accomplish this goal. This article discusses learning strategies that enhance students’ empathic horizons, and specifically analyzes an assignment conducted in an Interior Architecture and Environmental Design course, “The Grandparent Experience.” Here, exposure through observation and interviewing, and art-based methods are employed to develop students’ empathy towards older adults. We conducted a survey with students who completed the exercise and the course, exploring their perspectives on their learning. The results reveal that students had positive views on the assignment’s effectiveness regarding the learning outcome and learning process. Implications for empathic design education and educational gerontology are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03601277.2016.1273733en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1521-0472en_US
dc.identifier.issn0360-1277en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/37203en_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2016.1273733en_US
dc.source.titleEducational Gerontologyen_US
dc.subjectAdulten_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectEmpathyen_US
dc.subjectExerciseen_US
dc.subjectExposureen_US
dc.subjectGerontologyen_US
dc.subjectGrandparenten_US
dc.subjectHumanen_US
dc.subjectHuman experimenten_US
dc.subjectLearningen_US
dc.subjectStudenten_US
dc.titleDeveloping empathy towards older adults in designen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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