Does Learning Factory Reveal Creativity? An Exploratory Study in Engineering Education

Emilien Jacob () and Florian Magnani ()
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Emilien Jacob: CIRNEF - Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Normand en Éducation et Formation - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - IRIHS - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Homme et Société - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université, LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Florian Magnani: MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon

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Abstract: Recent literature underlines the benefits of learning factories in students' learning regarding a large range of competencies. This paper proposes to explore one of these competences (creativity) within the context of engineering education. Using a case study approach with data triangulation, this paper explores the forms of creativity emerging from a learning factory environment. The research involved engineering students enrolled in an industrial management course and collected diverse data, including surveys (22 responses), observational notes (16 pages), and photographs (47 images). The results demonstrated that the learning factory environment has a positive impact on engineering student creativity, particularly in three categories: collaboration, exploration, and perceived effort-result alignment ("result worth effort"). Additionally, the study identifies the influence of "positive management" practices in fostering creativity in learning factories. These results reinforce the potential of learning factories as dynamic environments for creativity and experiential learning in engineering education. 1. Introduction 2. Literature review -- 2.1 Learning environment in engineering education -- 2.2 Learning factory in engineering education -- 2.3 Creativity -- 2.4 Research question 3. Materials and methods -- 3.1 Context of the study -- 3.2 Research design -- 3.3 Data collection -- 3.4 Data analysis -- 3.5 Conceptual framework 4. Results 4.1 The impact of creativity through the four C model of creativity 4.2 Creativity support of learning factory 5. Discussion 6. Conclusion

Keywords: Learning environment; Industrial Management; Industrial engineering; Learning factory; Creativity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-07-06
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Published in International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy , 2026, 16 (4), pp.57-68. ⟨10.3991/ijep.v16i4.53901⟩

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DOI: 10.3991/ijep.v16i4.53901

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