You are here

UCF Digital Collections ยป Honors Collection

THE USAGE OF YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE AS A VEHICLE TO TEACH CULTURAL EMPATHY

Download pdf | Full Screen View

Date Issued:
2016
Abstract/Description:
Social Work education is focused on helping students identify triggers and biases prior to entering the workforce, with an aim towards cultural competence. Class discussions and homework assignments are particularly intentional: through various assignments, students are urged to work on those issues before entering clinical practice. Young Adult (YA) literature has been successfully used in the field of Education to teach empathy and reflectivity regarding diversity to preservice teachers. The use of YA literature may hold promise for Social Work education as a teaching tool, but the extent of current use in Social Work education is unknown. An anonymous survey of Social Work faculty at Florida universities was conducted using Qualtrics. The survey was sent to approximately 250 instructors of undergraduate and graduate courses. Eighteen surveys were completed, and 17 were used in data analysis. It was found that the majority of respondents used non-textbook and print material at least some of the time in their courses. Of those who used YA Literature in their courses, more than half the time it was used to facilitate cultural and diversity learning. Based on the data, YA literature holds promises for social work education in the area of development of cultural empathy. This study lays the groundwork for further research on how YA literature can be incorporated into cultural competency coursework.
Title: THE USAGE OF YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE AS A VEHICLE TO TEACH CULTURAL EMPATHY.
37 views
21 downloads
Name(s): Voltaire, Samuelle, Author
Wharton, Tracy, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2016
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Social Work education is focused on helping students identify triggers and biases prior to entering the workforce, with an aim towards cultural competence. Class discussions and homework assignments are particularly intentional: through various assignments, students are urged to work on those issues before entering clinical practice. Young Adult (YA) literature has been successfully used in the field of Education to teach empathy and reflectivity regarding diversity to preservice teachers. The use of YA literature may hold promise for Social Work education as a teaching tool, but the extent of current use in Social Work education is unknown. An anonymous survey of Social Work faculty at Florida universities was conducted using Qualtrics. The survey was sent to approximately 250 instructors of undergraduate and graduate courses. Eighteen surveys were completed, and 17 were used in data analysis. It was found that the majority of respondents used non-textbook and print material at least some of the time in their courses. Of those who used YA Literature in their courses, more than half the time it was used to facilitate cultural and diversity learning. Based on the data, YA literature holds promises for social work education in the area of development of cultural empathy. This study lays the groundwork for further research on how YA literature can be incorporated into cultural competency coursework.
Identifier: CFH2000006 (IID), ucf:45590 (fedora)
Note(s): 2016-05-01
B.S.W.
College of Health and Public Affairs, School of Social Work
Bachelors
This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s): cultural empathy
cultural competency
social work education
young adult literature
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000006
Restrictions on Access: public
Host Institution: UCF

In Collections