1. By: Amber Brungard, Adrianna Uribe
and Christy Flugga
May 20, 2012
EDGR 502 Developing Character
through Curriculum

2. • Self-awareness is being conscious of
one’s own thoughts and feelings which
contributes to one’s empathy as it allows
them to be understand the experiences,
thoughts and feelings of others (Sideris,
2010, pg. 457).
• Empathy is the skill to place yourself in
someone else’s shoes and recognize what
that person is feeling. It’s the ability to
“feel with rather than to feel for:”
(Sideris, 2010, pg. 457). The four aspects
of empathy are viewed within the
'Wheel of Empathy' the wheel functions
as a model of empathy and how it works.
• “If self-awareness, and empathy by
association, are evolutionary
imperatives shared by higher
functioning species, why is it that human
beings can exercise a lack of empathy?”
(Britt, 2011) Is it truly because we choose
to do so?
Definition

3. • A respectful understanding of
others experiences.
• Judging others by their
standards not yours.
• Sensing others’ feelings and
perspective.
• Taking an active interest in
their concerns.
• Wanting the unconditional
best for others.
• Sharing another's perspective.
• Understanding others to the
point that they can experience
their inner drives and emotions.
Major Elements/Principal
Terminology
• Putting yourself in someone else’s
shoes.
• Understanding and feeling
another person’s feelings.
• Cognitive empathy: recognize
what another person is feeling,
• Emotional empathy: feel what the
person is feeling,
• Compassionate empathy: help
someone deal with their situation
and emotions.
• Knowledge of one's own mental
states is secure.
• Being sensitive to others
experiences and feelings and
reacting with compassion.

4. Key Figures that portray Empathy
Barack
Obama
Shetty
Florence
Nightingale
Bill
Gates
Rosa
Parks

5. YouTube clip that portrays this character
value lens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=057MoE4bv_Q

6. • Celebrate pro-social
behavior.
• Teach students how to take
another person’s perspective.
• Regulate one’s own
emotional responses.
• When something has been
done in class that goes
against empathetic behavior,
use that time as a teachable
moment.
• This could be taught each
and every day and can easily
be added in to any lesson
plan.
Classroom Context
• One has to take a pragmatic
approach when teaching
empathy. People need to see
and experience it. As
teachers we have to educate
with empathy.
• Be yourself and know
yourself.
• Express your feelings.
• Explain your feelings and
associated behaviors.
• Practice what you preach.
• Develop value orientation.
• Give students opportunities
to engage in empathic pro-
social behavior.

7. Barrett-Lennard (1981) distinguished between
three different stages of empathy.
Hoffman, Eisenberg, Batson and Davis (1983) how
empathy relates to altruism and pro-social
behavior.
Hoffman (1987) saw empathy as a response to
someone else.
Barnett (1987) empathy is a feeling that is
congruent to the emotion of another.
Batson (1991) empathy refers to other-oriented
feelings and compassion, warmth, concern.
Davis (1996) empathy involves different activities
that occur at different points in time with cause-
effect relationships.
Repeating themes in the empathy: understanding,
emotion, perceived similarity and concern.
Empathy includes a cognitive dimension and an
affective dimension.
Roots in ancient Greece, it is an
intellectual heritage.
Lipps and Prandtl developed the notion of
empathy.
Titchener (1909) coined the word empathy.
Stein (1917) conceptualized empathy in
general terms.
Kohler (1929) empathy in psychology.
Jean Piaget (1932) empathy is a cognitive
function.
George Herbert Mead (1934) added a
cognitive component.
After World War II: empathy research
developed in the psychology field.
Carl Rogers and Heinz Kohut (1951)
pioneers in the study of empathy.
Stotland (1969) defined empathy in only
affective terms
Historical Origins

8. References
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