First Advisor
Minton, Sandra L.
Date Created
12-2018
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate and answer the following essential questions: 1) What are students’ responses to use of movement and dance to teach multi-cultural lesson content? 2) What movement and dance-based methods can be used to help fifth-grade students develop empathy towards classmates from different cultures and countries from around the world? 3) Which movement and dance-based lessons seemed to be most effective to develop student empathy for other students from a different culture and country? One goal of the study was to help students become more empathetic toward one another through movement. There were twenty-four participants in this study. Learning about each other’s countries and cultures through movement had a very positive outcome. The participants discovered things about their peers that they had not previously known prior to this study. For example, the participants learned about each other’s cultures, such as their traditions, foods, sports, and dances. Through creativity, communication and collaboration, the participants in this study developed an increased sense of awareness and empathy toward each other.
Extent
97 pages
Local Identifiers
RebeccaThesis2018.pdf
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Epstein, Rebecca S., "Discovering Countries and Their Cultures Through Movement: Fifth-Grade Students Developing Awareness and Empathy Toward Each Other" (2018). Master's Theses. 67.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/theses/67