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A Childhood Perspective: The Expressed Understanding of Empathy through Artistic Forms of Meaning Making

Dustman, Eric L
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0821-9982
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427797342

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2015, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Educational Studies.
This dissertation identifies what children understand about empathy. Utilizing an arts-informed research methodology, the children and I engaged as equal partners in one-on-one semi-structured interviews, focus group sessions and art-making to explore empathy. Evidence in the form of spoken word and artistic representations show that children understand empathy as something inherent, actionable, and learned. Through an examination of literature, arts-based education and theories that define how we engage in relationship, a new and more thorough understanding of empathy and its benefits are learned. The value and relationship art can play in the development of children’s empathy are shared also. Implications for how we understand empathy, arts-informed research methodology and educational practice are included herein.
Miriam Raider-Roth, Ed.D. (Committee Chair)
Kristopher Holland, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Lisa Vaughn, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
131 p.
Education
Arts-Informed Research; Arts-Related Research; Empathy; Social Constructionism; Relational-Cultural Theory; Participant Engagement

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  • Dustman, E. L. (2015). A Childhood Perspective: The Expressed Understanding of Empathy through Artistic Forms of Meaning Making [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427797342

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dustman, Eric. A Childhood Perspective: The Expressed Understanding of Empathy through Artistic Forms of Meaning Making. 2015. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427797342.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dustman, Eric. "A Childhood Perspective: The Expressed Understanding of Empathy through Artistic Forms of Meaning Making." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427797342

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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