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Development of a violence prevention educational program for elementary school children using empathy (VPEP-E)
So Ra Kang1, Shin-Jeong Kim2, Jungmin Lee3
1Visiting Professor, College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul,Korea.
Purpose:
This study describes the development of a violence prevention educational program for elementary school children using empathy (VPEP-E) that teachers can use during class.
Methods:
Hoffman's theory of empathy and Seels and Richey's (1994) ADDIE model were applied to develop this program.
Results:
The developed program consisted of eight sessions: Orientation/definition of violence and empathy, types and boundaries of violence, look into my feelings, say it with a facial expression, preventing non-empathic violence due to social prejudice, preventing physical violence, verbal and online violence prevention: empathic conversation, and I can do well: review of the whole curriculum. The program was evaluated by 15 elementary school teachers, who considered it to be easily accessible to elementary school students. The final VPEP-E, which will be provided in eight times for 40 minutes each for fifth-grade students, will provide a basis for preventing violence by fostering empathy.
Conclusion:
We expect the developed educational program to be effective in preventing violence among elementary school students. However, further research involving children from various age groups is needed.
