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Community-engaged engineering publications

Screened journal articles and ASEE conference papers about community-engaged, service-learning, humanitarian, and socially responsive engineering education.

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2026
Conference paperAdjacent relevanceASEE Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division, 2026 Annual Conference, Paper 51035

A Low-Cost Spanned Anchor Simulator for Firefighter Training and Statics Education Developed Via University–Fire Department Collaboration

Jake Joseph Ormanic; Ernest Richard Wright; Matthew J. Traum

University-community partnershipsFirefighter educationStaticsSimulation

Scope-sensitive: the external partnership is substantive, but engineering-student participation and learning outcomes are unclear.

10.18260/1-2--58989
2026
Conference paperAdjacent relevanceLACCEI 2026, Full Paper 2673; published online August 31, 2026

Educational Robotics to Enhance the Development of Technological Skills

Katia Perez Argollo; Manuela Daishy Casa Coila; Cynthia Olivia Phuño Cahuana; Melany Jhojana Calsina Aroquipa; Diana Digna Alvarado Cornejo; Fredy Sosa Gutierrez

Educational roboticsElementary engineeringProgrammingPre-college outreach

Scope-sensitive: credible precollege engineering evidence, but university partnership and reciprocal community engagement are not described.

10.18687/LACCEI2026.1.1.2673
2026
Journal articleDirect relevanceBiomedical Engineering Education, Published online September 18, 2026

Embedding Service-Learning in a Core Junior-Level Bioinstrumentation Course

Ria Mazumder

Biomedical engineeringService-learningBioinstrumentationEngineering outreachCivic identity

Junior-level Arduino and bioinstrumentation projects developed with a local Boys & Girls Club. Related to the author's earlier community-engaged BME publication, but it concerns a different course, partner, and population.

10.1007/s43683-026-00250-9
2026
Conference paperAdjacent relevanceLACCEI 2026, Full Paper 1595; published online August 31, 2026

Emotional and Technological Engagement in Girls’ VR-STEM Learning: Evidence from a Rural Community in Ecuador

Lorena Guachi-Guachi; Giomara Sevilla-Campoverde; Claudia Zuriaga; Pamela Buñay-Guisñan; Guido Mazón; Diego H. Peluffo-Ordóñez; Robinson Guachi

VR-STEMGender equityRural outreachInformal learning

Scope-sensitive: the sample is eleven participants, engineering is not separated from STEM, and community co-design is not evident.

10.18687/LACCEI2026.1.1.1595
2026
Journal articleDirect relevanceFrontiers in Education, Vol. 11; accepted September 7, 2026; final formatted version pending

Engineering a Sustainable Future: The Impact of Service-Learning on Technical Knowledge and Civic Responsibility in STEM Higher Education

Cristina Tripon

Service-learningSustainabilityCivic responsibilityCommunity partnerships

The study includes undergraduate STEM students and preservice teachers; engineering-specific outcomes are not reported separately.

10.3389/feduc.2026.1922589
2026
Conference paperDirect relevanceASEE Pre-College Engineering Education Division, 2026 Annual Conference, Paper 52682

Exploring the Design and Delivery of Community Relevant Engineering Design in Elementary and Middle School Classrooms

Julie Robinson; Frank M. Bowman; Adesola Samson Adetunji; Adesikeola Olateru-Olagbegi; Bethany Jean Klemetsrud

Community-relevant engineering designCulturally responsive pedagogyTeacher professional learningPre-college engineering

Companion empirical output from the same professional-learning project as the separately listed ZSED conceptual poster.

10.18260/1-2--59814
2026
Journal articleDirect relevanceEuropean Journal of Engineering Education, Published online September 15, 2026, 1–19

From Designing For to Designing With: Student Reflections on Community-Engaged Learning

Aparajita Jaiswal

Community-engaged learningEPICSReflectionCo-designSocial responsibility

Analysis of 330 reflections from 30 Purdue EPICS students across two community projects. Possible journal extension or companion analysis to two 2026 ASEE papers from the same program; retained separately because it has a broader sample and distinct analytical emphasis.

10.1080/03043797.2026.2732138
2026
Journal articleDirect relevanceSocial Sciences & Humanities Open, Vol. 14, Article 103208

Integrating Electronic Service-Learning into Higher Education: An Exploratory Pilot Study in Computer Engineering

Luis López-Molina; Francisco-Javier Ortega-Aragón

Computer engineeringElectronic service-learningDigital inclusionCommunity partnershipsArtificial intelligence

Twelve computer-engineering students collaborated online with local NGOs to improve their digital presence. The voluntary, small-sample design makes the findings appropriately preliminary.

10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.103208
2026
Conference paperDirect relevanceLACCEI 2026, Full Paper 2217; published online August 31, 2026

Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Strategy to Strengthen STEM Competencies in Vulnerable Sectors: The Con-Ciencia Project

Jennifer Avilés Monroy; Alejandro Carrión Torres; Jorge Chamba Briones

Service-learningSTEM accessIndustrial safetySchool partnerships

Publisher metadata is inconsistent: the PDF abstract reports 230 direct beneficiaries, while the HTML summary reports 335.

10.18687/LACCEI2026.1.1.2217
2026
Conference paperAdjacent relevanceLACCEI 2026, Full Paper 2666; published online August 31, 2026

International Academic Cooperation and Capacity Development in Engineering Education: The UPM–ESPOL Case Study

Joselyne Solórzano; Robert Brito-Matamoros; Paúl Carrión-Mero

International partnershipsCapacity developmentGraduate educationEarth sciences

Scope-sensitive: this is primarily an institutional capacity-development partnership rather than a documented community-engaged learning intervention. It is programmatically related to the ESPOL outreach paper.

10.18687/LACCEI2026.1.1.2666
2026
Conference paperAdjacent relevanceASEE Student Division, 2026 Annual Conference, Paper 51740

Poster: Zone of Self-Efficacy Development Model—A Framework for Teacher Growth in Community-Relevant Engineering Design Implementation

Adesola Samson Adetunji; Frank M. Bowman; Julie Robinson; Adesikeola Olateru-Olagbegi

Teacher self-efficacyCommunity-relevant engineering designTeacher professional learningPre-college engineering

Scope-sensitive conceptual poster proposing an unvalidated framework; companion output from the CRED professional-learning project.

10.18260/1-2--60509
2026
Conference paperAdjacent relevanceLACCEI 2026, Full Paper 1222; published online August 31, 2026

Rehabilitation of a Solar Energy System in Indigenous Territory Through Community Power

Gustavo Richmond-Navarro; Daniel Alejandro Jiménez Agüero; José Miguel Sánchez-De-La-Hoz; Diana Segura-Sojo; Carlos Mauricio Segura Quirós

Renewable energyIndigenous communitiesCommunity capacity buildingCommunity power

Scope-sensitive: strong community-engagement practice, but engineering-student education is not documented.

10.18687/LACCEI2026.1.1.1222
2026
Conference paperAdjacent relevanceLACCEI 2026, Work-in-progress Paper 2175; published online August 31, 2026

Scientific and Technological Mentoring with a STEAM Focus for High School Students by a Polytechnic University of Pachuca in Mexico

Martha Patricia Robles Gutiérrez; Claudia Gómez Santiago; Rosalía América Juárez Aguirre; Carolina Luna Ramírez; Lourdes Elisa Del Razo Robles; Laura Subervier Ortíz

STEAM mentoringUniversity-school partnershipsHigh-school outreachStudent mentors

Scope-sensitive work in progress: only the initial design phases are reported, with no implementation outcomes yet. DOI missing.

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2026
Conference paperAdjacent relevanceASEE NSF Grantees Poster Session, 2026 Annual Conference, Paper 50087

Strengthening Engineering Education for Tomorrow’s Workforce: Scaling a National Model through Curriculum, Credit, and Community

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner; Jennifer Kouo; Katie McKeown; Andrew Green; Abubakr Hamid

High-school engineeringTeacher professional learningEngineering accessEducational ecosystems

Scope-sensitive: national outreach and ecosystem building are central, but reciprocal community co-design is not clearly documented.

10.18260/1-2--60575
2026
Conference paperAdjacent relevanceLACCEI 2026, Full Paper 1454; published online August 31, 2026

Sustainable Energy for Water Supply and Strengthening Public Health in Rural Communities Affected by Droughts

María Lourdes Lima; José Guillermo Fuentes Espinoza; Héctor Massone; María José Martín Velasco; Roberto Giordano Lerena

Water and sanitationSolar energyPublic healthParticipatory engagement

Scope-sensitive: strong community training and participatory practice, but no engineering-student intervention is documented. The publisher HTML was used for authors because the PDF contains placeholder metadata.

10.18687/LACCEI2026.1.1.1454
2026
Journal articleAdjacent relevanceEducation Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 9, Article 1566; September 20, 2026

Sustaining Community-Engaged Work-Integrated Learning: A Decade of Listening-Centred, Community-Co-Designed Practice

Faith Valencia-Forrester

Community co-designWork-integrated learningSustainabilitySocial-impact projectsHigher education

Scope-sensitive: compares 13 community-defined social-impact projects across a decade. One cohort included engineering and IT students, but engineering is not the article's central discipline.

10.3390/educsci16091566
2026
Conference paperAdjacent relevanceASEE Pre-College Engineering Education Division, 2026 Annual Conference, Paper 61000

Toward a More Rightful Presence in Middle School Engineering: Exploring the Affordances of Community Research-Practice Partnerships

Virginia Swindell

Rightful presenceResearch-practice partnershipsEquityMiddle school

Scope-sensitive: full methods, community participants, and partnership structure were not verified from accessible full text during the August 31 review.

10.18260/1-2--61000
2026
Conference paperDirect relevanceLACCEI 2026, Full Paper 2542; published online August 31, 2026

Training of Trainers in Renewable Energy for Basic Education through Active Learning Methodologies

Emerita Delgado-Plaza; José Cansing; Juan Cabrera-Abad; José Martinez; Juan Peralta-Jaramillo; Domenica León-Moreira

Renewable energyTrain-the-trainerEngineering outreachSchool partnerships

The PDF and HTML summaries report different learning improvements, approximately 40% and 60%, respectively.

10.18687/LACCEI2026.1.1.2542
2026
Journal articleDirect relevanceJournal of Systems and Software, Vol. 241, Article 113011; available online June 18, 2026

Transversal Service Learning for Accessible Software Development in a University Environment

Juan José Escobar; María José Rodríguez-Fórtiz; María Luisa Rodríguez-Almendros; María Bermúdez-Edo; José María Moyano; Belén Prados-Suárez

Software engineeringAccessibilityService-learningCommunity clientsAgile methods

Ninety-two computer-science students developed accessible applications with disability-serving community entities acting as real clients throughout the project lifecycle.

10.1016/j.jss.2026.113011
2024
Conference paperDirect relevanceCEEA Proceedings, Published December 20, 2024

Economic, Cultural, and Science Capital: Familial Factors Shaping Access to STEM Outreach Programs for Children and Youth

Jessica Tran; Katherine Lyon; Kaylin McLeod; Andrew Jamison; Shouka Farrokh; Jessica Wolf; Arjun Swani; Karen Cheung; Jenna Usprech; Agnes d’Entremont

Engineering outreachSTEM accessSocioeconomic inequalityFamily capitalPre-college education

A survey of 196 campers' families examines how economic, cultural, and science capital shape access to university-associated STEM outreach. Part of the Geering Up publication series but addresses a distinct research question.

10.24908/pceea.2024.18561
2024
Journal articleDirect relevanceFrontiers in Education, Vol. 9, Article 1386729; May 24, 2024

Understanding Community Engagement from Practice: A Phenomenographic Approach to Engineering Projects

Andres Acero; Maria Catalina Ramirez-Cajiao; Caroline Baillie

Community engagementPhenomenographyCo-designSocial justice and equitySystems thinking

Interviews across three Colombian engineering projects identified five progressively deeper conceptions of engagement, from theorizing social problems and consultation to co-design and challenging systemic barriers.

10.3389/feduc.2024.1386729
2023
Journal articleAdjacent relevancePLOS Computational Biology, Vol. 19, No. 5, e1011072; May 25, 2023

Four Guiding Principles for Effective Trainee-Led STEM Community Engagement Through High School Outreach

Stefanie Luecke; Allison Schiffman; Apeksha Singh; Helen Huang; Barbara Shannon; Catera L. Wilder

STEM outreachCommunity partnershipsHigh-school educationMentoringComputational modeling

Scope-sensitive: documents a sustained, reciprocal partnership with a South Los Angeles high school, but engineering is one component of a broader quantitative and computational STEM program.

10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011072
2023
Journal articleDirect relevanceBiomedical Engineering Education, Vol. 3, 243–251; published online January 23, 2023

Implementation of an Experiential Service-Learning Course in Biomedical Engineering Design for Undergraduate Students

Justyn Jaworski; Michael Cho

Biomedical engineeringService-learningClinical needsHuman-centered designCommunity clients

Sophomore teams worked with clinics, hospitals, and other community partners to identify needs and iteratively design, prototype, and validate devices during an eight-week project.

10.1007/s43683-022-00103-1
2023
Conference paperDirect relevanceIEEE/ACM ICSE Software Engineering Education and Training, ICSE-SEET 2023, 247–258

Leveraging Diversity in Software Engineering Education Through Community Engaged Learning and a Supportive Network

Nowshin Nawar Arony; Kezia Devathasan; Ze Shi Li; Daniela Damian

Software engineeringCommunity-engaged learningInclusive educationSocial-impact computingCommunity clients

The INSPIRE program involved 24 students and six community partners. A 2024 book chapter by the same authors appears to be an expanded version; both are retained separately pending full-text comparison.

10.1109/ICSE-SEET58685.2023.00029
2022
Journal articleDirect relevanceInternational Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 2, 33-55

Beyond the Deliverable

Jamelyn Crockett; Patrick Haydell; Lauren Hynson; Kristen Joseph; Marybeth Lima; Tejasri Sunchu; Shane Vallery

Community-engaged learning
10.24908/ijsle.v17i2.15687
2022
Journal articleDirect relevanceSustainability, Vol. 14, No. 13, Article 8208; July 5, 2022

The Role of Community-Engaged Learning in Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

Jamie Goggins; Magdalena Hajdukiewicz

Community-engaged learningSustainable developmentCivic professionalismProject-based learningPublic partnerships

Draws on experience facilitating more than 300 community-engaged engineering projects with community, city, and public-agency partners at the University of Galway.

10.3390/su14138208
2019
Journal articleDirect relevanceInternational Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 1, 47-59

Design for the Soul of the Community

Caroline Ann Bergeron; Aaron Hargrove; Brandon Tramontana; Jeanne Steyer; Adoue Emily; Daniel Davison; Adriana Deras; Ashley Flynn; Kristen Galloway La Porte; Beatriz Garcia; Grant Gonzalez; Lauren Lilly; Emily Patterson; Shane Vallery; Alexandra Williams; Joe Zerkus; Madison Ruston; Marybeth Lima

Community-engaged learning
10.24908/ijsle.v14i1.12648
2016
Journal articleAdjacent relevanceEuropean Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 41, No. 6, 589–622; published online February 3, 2016

Outreach Initiatives Operated by Universities for Increasing Interest in Science and Technology

Lena Gumaelius; Monica Almqvist; Anna Árnadóttir; Anders Axelsson; J. Alberto Conejero; José P. García-Sabater; Lene Klitgaard; Cecilia Kozma; Julien Maheut; Juan Marin-Garcia; Henrik Mickos; Per-Olof Nilsson; Agneta Norén; Margarida Pinho-Lopes; Manfred Prenzel; Johanna Ray; Torgny Roxå; Mirjam Voss

Engineering outreachScience and technology educationPre-college educationUniversity outreachEuropean higher education

Scope-sensitive: compares eight European university-operated outreach initiatives. Engineering-education and outreach relevance are strong, but only some cases involve identifiable societal partners or reciprocal engagement.

10.1080/03043797.2015.1121468
2011
Conference paperDirect relevanceASEE Annual Conference, 2011 Annual Conference, 22.1326.1–22.1326.8

Stimulating K–12 Student Interest Through Industry, Engineering College and K–12 School Partnerships

Janice S. Pawloski; Charles R. Standridge; Paul D. Plotkowski

Engineering outreachRoboticsIndustry partnershipsGraduate-student mentoringK–12 education

An Alcoa Foundation–Grand Valley State University partnership supported FIRST Robotics and Science Olympiad in three western Michigan school districts.

10.18260/1-2--18759
2010
Conference paperDirect relevanceASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference, Published October 16, 2010

Development and Execution of a Successful Mechanical Engineering Outreach Program for Middle School Girls

Amy S. Fleischer; Aaron Wemhoff; James O’Brien; Ani Ural; LeRoy Alaways

Mechanical engineeringEngineering outreachGender equityMiddle-school educationUniversity-community partnerships

University–Girl Scouts partnership for girls aged 10–13 featuring hands-on robotics, biomechanics, aerodynamics, and energy-systems activities.

10.18260/1-2-1153-50099
2010
Journal articleAdjacent relevanceInternational Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 1; May 10, 2010

Validation Process for a Social Entrepreneurial Telemedicine Venture in East Africa

Aaron Julian Fleishman; Julia Wittig; Jason Milnes; Andrew Baxter; Jennifer Moreau; Khanjan Mehta

Humanitarian engineeringTelemedicineSocial entrepreneurshipContextual designEast Africa

Scope-sensitive: strong humanitarian-engineering and contextual-validation relevance, but the indexed abstract does not document student learning or identify a course-based educational intervention.

10.24908/ijsle.v5i1.2344