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Title: Physics Faculty and Empathy in Academic Spaces
The ability to emotionally or intellectually understand another person’s thoughts and feelings — empathy — can foster critical connections that facilitate learning and collaboration. We present a case study of physics faculty that examines their experiences empathizing with students, both in and outside of the classroom. We expand on frameworks for understanding the empathy process by identifying key mediating factors, and note various barriers that faculty express as preventing them from taking empathetic action. Our analysis unpacks the mechanisms of communication and contextual information, which play key roles in the empathetic process, with implications for programs that rely on empathy to develop more inclusive STEM academic spaces.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2222337 2149957
PAR ID:
10543026
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Repository of the International Society of Learning Sciences
Date Published:
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1303 to 1306
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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