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Carpio de los Pinos, Carmen; Soto, Antonio Gobea; Martín Conty, José Luis; Serrano, Rosa Conty – Journal of Experiential Education, 2020
Background: Summer camp is proposed as a context to enhance prosocial behavior. This context could be used to apply intervention programs, in addition to being a time of fun and conviviality. A camp-based intervention program to increase empathy was administered for adolescents at risk. Purpose: The aim of this study was to apply and evaluate a…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Camps, Experiential Learning, Empathy
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Scott, Katharine E.; Graham, James A. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2015
The literature on service-learning outcomes in pre-adolescent children is relatively sparse. Empathy (i.e., overall, cognitive, affective) and community engagement (i.e., connection to the community, civic awareness, civic efficacy) were assessed in 155 first, second, and fifth graders (n = 79 males; n = 76 females) using a pre/post design for a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 5
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Plante, Thomas G.; Lackey, Katy; Hwang, Jeong Yeon – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the possible enhancement of compassion in college students as a result of participating in community-based learning immersion trips. In two separate experiments, a total of 123 college students were given a series of questionnaires immediately before and after university-sponsored immersion experiences to…
Descriptors: College Students, Experiential Learning, Empathy, Altruism