Ethos und Empathie: Interkulturelle Vergleichsstudie zur LehrerInnenbildung an der Universitat Osnabruck und der Universidad de Costa Rica

Understanding children requires empathy and the ability to use the sensibility and atmosphere in a group but also to sense individual needs and to consider these in educational acts. This requires well-trained observational skills, active listening skills and experience in the work with children. Where are aspects of educational ethics and empathy in an educational-scientific discourse situated? How are these related to each other and what kind of significance do they have during the work with children and adolescents in educational situations in school? These issues will be addressed theoretically and practically with the help of an intercultural survey with Costa Rica. Finally, an analysis of two examples of concepts for teacher training and an empiric analysis with students from both universities are being presented.