Increasing Teacher Empathy for Students with Schizophrenia
Brief Paper
ID: 38483
Abstract: This proposal details an ongoing research study that uses online simulations of the condition of schizophrenia in an attempt to increase empathy in preservice teachers of students with special needs. Teacher candidates take a pretest about schizophrenia, view a video and experience a Second Life destination simulating the condition. Students take a pretest following the simulations.
Presider: Matti Pauna, University of Helsinki, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
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