Abstract
The social dimension of the human brain is a topic that has particularly concerned the scientific community in recent years. Empathy is the human ability to maintain social bonds, through understanding the situation of people belonging to the same group. Research shows that the skill of empathy promotes effective healthy social interaction. Developing empathy in the classroom leads to greater understanding of another’s perspective and students are more likely to imitate empathic behaviors they observe in the classroom. The purpose of the research is to investigate whether the Religious Education, with didactic interventions based on experiential learning, contributes to the development of empathy in adolescent students (15-16 years old).
Presenters
Evita RentziStudent, PhD Candidate, Theology, National and Kapodristrian University of Athens, Greece Marios Koukounaras Liagkis
Associate Professor, Pedagogy/Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2023 Special Focus—Religion in the Public Sphere: From the Ancient Years to the Post-Modern Era
KEYWORDS
Religious Education, Experiential Learning, Empathy, Adolescents, Secondary School
