ERIC Number: EJ1286184
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 23
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ISSN: EISSN-1934-5267
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Utilizing Television Sitcom to Foster Intergroup Empathy among Israeli Teachers
Shapira, Noa; Kali, Yael; Kupermintz, Haggai; Dolev, Niva
International Journal of Multicultural Education, v22 n3 p1-23 2020
This study examined a professional development program aimed at supporting Jewish civics teachers in their efforts to promote empathy among their students toward Israeli Arabs. Previous results indicated an increase in outgroup empathy among teachers who watched and reflected upon clips from a television sitcom. This article focuses on skills teachers developed and strategies they designed and implemented following their experience with empathy processes. Our findings underscore the educative potential of indirect mediated contact in segregated societies, and the importance of developing empathic processes among teachers before they embark on the challenge of supporting their students in such endeavors.
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Empathy, Multimedia Instruction, Intergroup Relations, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Jews, Arabs, Civics, Change Agents, Multicultural Education, Inclusion, Teaching Skills
International Journal of Multicultural Education. Eastern University, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087. Tel: 610-341-1597; Fax: 484-581-1276; e-mail: ijme@eastern.edu; Web site: http://www.ijme-journal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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