Building Empathy through a Design Thinking Project: A Case Study with Middle Secondary Schoolboys

Autor/inn/en	Dawbin, Benjamin; Sherwen, Matthew; Dean, Sue; Donnelly, Samantha; Cant, Robyn
Titel	Building Empathy through a Design Thinking Project: A Case Study with Middle Secondary Schoolboys
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 31 (2021) 2, S.440-457 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dean, Sue) ORCID (Donnelly, Samantha) ORCID (Cant, Robyn)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	Empathy; Secondary School Students; Adolescents; Males; Teamwork; Problem Based Learning; Experiential Learning; Social Problems; Social Justice; Family Violence; Homeless People; Program Effectiveness; Emotional Development; Social Development; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Empathie; Sekundarschüler; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Gefühlsbildung; Soziale Entwicklung; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Adolescents' empathy is an essential socio-emotional concept that helps mediate friendships and family relationships. Year 10 boys, aged 15-17 years, were invited to participate in a five-day experiential education program (Design Week) based on a social equity challenge using a Design Thinking concept. Students worked in small groups, mentored by experts. Student groups developed innovative solutions to support women who experienced domestic and family violence. As a key outcome, students' empathy measured by the Comprehensive State Empathy Scale increased significantly from a baseline of 63% to 75% at post-test, representing a large effect size (d= 1.06). Six empathy subscale factors were also significantly increased (p= <0.05). The program was feasible and was rated by teachers and students as engaging, relevant to learning, and learning about complex social issues. This paper presents a case study of the Design Week program, shown to be worthy of further testing with secondary school adolescents. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01