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S. Konrath, Edward O'Brien, Courtney Hsing (2011)
Changes in Dispositional Empathy in American College Students Over Time: A Meta-AnalysisPersonality and Social Psychology Review, 15
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © 2013 Calvin College, USA
- ISSN
- 1366-5456
- eISSN
- 2056-998X
- DOI
- 10.1177/205699711301700104
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY in Personality and Social Psychology Review, empathy is on the decline among college students. How might academic courses invite students to increase empathic behaviors? Additionally, how might service-learning projects aid academic course objectives to help students increase empathic behavior? To explore these questions, this article narrates the experience of teaching a course within a general education seminar required of all first-year students at a small Christian university in the United States. I argue that the practice and study of hospitality as a historical Christian practice, while utilizing an antifoundational approach to service-learning in connection with reading literature, engaging in the community, and writing reflectively can invite students to think more explicitly about their own ability to empathize with others, especially in connection to the stranger. Course outcomes are illustrated with examples from student journals and exams.
Journal
Journal of Education and Christian Belief – SAGE
Published: Mar 1, 2013