Emotions in Engineering Ethics Education Research – Review and Ways Forward

Abstract

Emotion is an increasingly important concept in ethics, education, and engineering. It is also important for the intersection of these three domains: engineering ethics education. Despite extensive research being conducted independently in each field, there has yet to be a synthesis across the fields which would identify key themes, concepts, or theories in use, and which would identify conceptual spaces for development.

Methods

A configurative meta-synthesis of the literature on emotion in engineering ethics education was undertaken by a large international team. It was identified that, because there were relatively few ethics education papers in the sample, ethics would not emerge as a major theme. Thus, a more focused systematic review on emotions in engineering ethics education was undertaken.

Participants

  • Roland Tormey (EPFL, Switzerland), [email protected]
  • Alberto Bellocchi (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
  • Pia Bøgelund (Aalborg University, Denmark)
  • Johanna Lönngren (Umeå University, Sweden)
  • Homero Murzi (Virginia Tech, United States of America)
  • Madeline Polmear (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)

Dates

Start date
September 2020
End date
March 2025

Publications

  • Tormey, R., Bellocchi, A., Bøgelund, P., Lönngren, J., Murzi, H., & Polmear, M. (2025).
    Emotions in Engineering Ethics Education: Systematic review and ways forward.
    Science and Engineering Ethics, 31(4), 1–27.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-025-00543-2