Empathy: Do Levels Vary by Years of Service, Age or Gender?

Author

Josh Jessen, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Date of Award

5-1-2017

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Dr. Kay A. Keiser

Abstract

Leadership in education requires empathy. Empathy is the conduit to engaging students and little is known about empathy in adults (Eisenberg & Fabes, 1990; Hoffman, 2000; ZahnWaxler, Radke-Yarrow, Wagner, & Chapman, 1992) and even less is known about empathy in teachers. This study seeks to measure objective quotients of empathy among educators for the purposes of recruiting and maintaining highly empathetic teachers who might realize greater learning gains.

Comments

A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the University of Nebraska in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education. Copyright 2017 Josh Jessen.

Recommended Citation

Jessen, Josh, "Empathy: Do Levels Vary by Years of Service, Age or Gender?" (2017). Student Work. 3659.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/3659