Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore empathy and prosocial behaviors within real-world issues among Korean middle-childhood children living in Australia. Using a qualitative approach, seven students were engaged in six sessions of group or individual activities including five sessions of responding to video vignettes which demonstrated real-world issues related to children’s rights (poverty, war, child labor, environment, or disease) and one session for reflection. Analysis of data revealed emotional empathy including empathetic distress, empathetic anger, and emotional dissonance. Cognitive empathy was expressed through role-taking, comparison, and identification. Expressions of emotional and cognitive empathy, and prosocial intentions were linked to moral values and judgments.
Recommended Citation
Bang, Hyeyoung
(2013)
""Why Isn’t There a Cure?" Emerging Empathy and Prosocial Behaviors Among Middle Childhood Children Responding to Real-World Issue Lessons,"
Mid-Western Educational Researcher: Vol. 25:
Iss.
4, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/mwer/vol25/iss4/1
