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Empathy through a narrative lens: methodologies to facilitate empathy development in the high school literature classroom

Watkins, Samantha (2020) Empathy through a narrative lens: methodologies to facilitate empathy development in the high school literature classroom. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Through literature it is possible to access the lived experiences of others, to essentially read someone else’s mind, which is a straightforward way to explore empathy, yet curriculum for literature classes misses this opportunity entirely. It is this researcher’s hypothesis that, by altering the discussion around literature, it would be possible for an educator to use the same texts to foster both technical and intrapersonal skills by altering core standards, without requiring major changes in existing curriculum. Through an extensive exploration of existing research and by conducting independent field research, this project examines the modes that can be used to teach empathy in the high school literature classroom.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Watkins, Samanthasjw82@pitt.edusjw82
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairTwyning, Amy
Date: 15 April 2020
Defense Date: 14 April 2020
Approval Date: 4 May 2020
Submission Date: 15 April 2020
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 93
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: David C. Frederick Honors College
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > English
Degree: BPhil - Bachelor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Undergraduate Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: empathy, education, high school, bibliotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical-behavioral therapy
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Date Deposited: 04 May 2020 16:51
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 16:51
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/38867

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