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The Effects of Personality Education Activities Based on Roots of Empathy Program on Young Children's Empathic Ability and Emotional Intelligence

공감의 뿌리 프로그램에 기초한 인성교육활동이 유아의 공감능력 및 정서지능에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Nawon (Wonkwang University Kindergarten) ;
  • Ryu, Kyunghee (Dep. of Early Childhood Education, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Shim, Seongkyung (Dep. of Early Childhood Education, Wonkwang University)
  • 김나원 (원광대학교 부속유치원) ;
  • 류경희 (원광대학교 유아교육학과) ;
  • 심성경 (원광대학교 유아교육학과)
  • Received : 2014.07.18
  • Accepted : 2014.08.02
  • Published : 2014.08.30
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Abstract

Personality education activities based on the roots of empathy program were designed and practiced in this study to investigate their effects on young children's empathic ability and emotional intelligence. The subjects of this research were 60 five years old of 2 classes in 'W' kindergarten in 'I' city, Jeonra Buk province. We randomly assigned 30 children of one class to the experimental group and 30 children of the other class to the controlled group. The personality education activities based on the roots of empathy program was by the researcher. The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, the personality education activities based on the roots of empathy program improved children's empathic ability. And that effects are shown in all sub-areas of empathic ability(sorrow/burden/joy/fear). Second, the personality education activities based on the roots of empathy program improved children's emotional intelligence. And that effects are shown in all sub-areas of emotional intelligence(recognition and expression of emotion/promotion of thinking by emotion/application of emotional knowledge/emotional reflective control).

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