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World regional geography and distant suffering: student and faculty perceptions of moral obligation
Journal of Geography in Higher Education ( IF 1.8 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-29 , DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2020.1833845
Sarah A. Coppersmith 1 , Douglas A. Hurt 2
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ABSTRACT

The purpose of the research was to examine perceived moral agency beliefs, attitudes, and prosocial actions of 226 undergraduate World Regional Geography students and eight instructors at two Midwestern U.S. universities. The context of the research is positioned within the study of world regional geography courses in order to better understand students’ and professors’ perspectives and expectations for prosocial action while learning and teaching about global environmental and human issues. Theoretical backgrounds include living in a globalizing world, witnessing distant suffering, and moral education. Using a socio-psychological lens for examining geography learning related to motivations for prosocial behavior and moral agency, the research context included a framework for investigating student and instructor perspectives of prosocial behavior in response to human suffering and environmental crises. The cross-case study included mixed methodology, with analysis of student survey responses, student and professor interviews, and written reader-responses to global issues. Findings showed a significant correlation between when students felt disturbed by global crises and subsequent thoughts on moral agency. Results reveal diverging and contrasting views between students and professors, with undergraduate participant perspectives, requests, and significant suggestions for explicitly addressing pro-social actions in world regional geography for educators and students for the future.



中文翻译:

世界区域地理和遥远的苦难:学生和教师对道德义务的看法

摘要

该研究的目的是检查美国中西部两所大学的 226 名世界区域地理本科学生和 8 名教师的感知道德代理信念、态度和亲社会行为。该研究的背景定位在世界区域地理课程的研究中,以便在学习和教授全球环境和人类问题的同时,更好地了解学生和教授对亲社会行动的观点和期望。理论背景包括生活在全球化的世界中,目睹遥远的苦难和道德教育。使用社会心理学镜头来检查与亲社会行为和道德能动性动机相关的地理学习,研究背景包括一个框架,用于调查学生和教师对应对人类苦难和环境危机的亲社会行为的看法。跨案例研究包括混合方法,分析学生调查回复、学生和教授访谈,以及读者对全球问题的书面回复。研究结果表明,学生何时感到受到全球危机的干扰与随后对道德能动性的想法之间存在显着相关性。结果揭示了学生和教授之间不同和对比的观点,本科生参与者的观点、要求和重要建议,以明确解决未来教育工作者和学生在世界区域地理中的亲社会行动。跨案例研究包括混合方法,分析学生调查回复、学生和教授访谈,以及读者对全球问题的书面回复。研究结果表明,学生何时感到受到全球危机的干扰与随后对道德能动性的想法之间存在显着相关性。结果揭示了学生和教授之间不同和对比的观点,本科生参与者的观点、要求和重要建议,以明确解决未来教育工作者和学生在世界区域地理中的亲社会行动。跨案例研究包括混合方法,分析学生调查回复、学生和教授访谈,以及读者对全球问题的书面回复。研究结果表明,学生何时感到受到全球危机的干扰与随后对道德能动性的想法之间存在显着相关性。结果揭示了学生和教授之间不同和对比的观点,本科生参与者的观点、要求和重要建议,以明确解决未来教育工作者和学生在世界区域地理中的亲社会行动。

更新日期:2020-10-29
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