Event Title
Faculty Mentor/Sponsor
Dr. Clara Wolman
Document Type
Poster
Manuscript Type
report
Keywords
Empathy, Bahamian, Special Education
Description
This study investigated the empathy of Special Education graduate students in the USA and the Bahamas, and of Counseling and Organizational Learning students. About 180 students were administered the Interpersonal Reactivity Index to assess: fantasy, perspective taking, empathetic concern, and personal distress. Significant differences existed by major and country.
Identifier
FIDC005762
Empathy levels of American and Bahamian Special Education graduate students and students in other majors
This study investigated the empathy of Special Education graduate students in the USA and the Bahamas, and of Counseling and Organizational Learning students. About 180 students were administered the Interpersonal Reactivity Index to assess: fantasy, perspective taking, empathetic concern, and personal distress. Significant differences existed by major and country.