ERIC Number: EJ1385086
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Publication Date: 2023
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-4087
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Empathy Display and Suppression among Ultra-Orthodox Male Teachers: The Influence of Culture and Religion
Oplatka, Izhar; Hoffman, Nahum
Religious Education, v118 n1 p37-53 2023
The purpose of the current study was to explore the meanings, regulation, and sources of male teacher empathy in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools in Israel from a cultural perspective. More specifically, the study posed three questions: (1) What are the particular meanings attached to empathy by ultra-Orthodox teachers? (2) How do ultra-Orthodox teachers regulate their empathy at work? (3) What are the cultural-social factors that affect these teachers' constructions of teacher empathy? Based on semi-structured interviews with 12 male teachers working in the ultra-Orthodox educational system in Israel, three major themes arising in the data analysis are presented: the teachers' meanings of empathy, empathy display and suppression, and the cultural/religious sources of the teacher empathy in the ultra-Orthodox society. Suggestions for further research on teacher empathy in religious and minority communities are provided.
Descriptors: Jews, Judaism, Religious Education, Teacher Attitudes, Empathy, Religious Schools, Psychological Patterns, Cultural Influences, Males, Teacher Behavior, Religious Factors, Religious Cultural Groups, Self Control, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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