What Gratitude Looks Like from Colombian Children's Perspectives
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| Title: | What Gratitude Looks Like from Colombian Children's Perspectives |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Carrillo, Sonia (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Moral Education. 2023 52(3):291-309. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Grade 5 Intermediate Grades Middle Schools |
| Descriptors: | Moral Values, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Freehand Drawing, Student Attitudes, Photography, Schemata (Cognition), Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Family Relationship, Friendship, Teacher Student Relationship, Community |
| Geographic Terms: | Colombia (Bogota) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03057240.2021.2012435 |
| ISSN: | 0305-7240 1465-3877 |
| Abstract: | This study aimed to explore Colombian fifth-graders views about people, events, and situations involved in their gratitude experiences. The sample consisted of 120 fifth-grade children from three mixed-gender schools (one public, two private) in Bogotá, Colombia. The study used a child-centered methodology that involved a novel combination of qualitative strategies such as drawings, photos, and schematization. Children played a protagonist role in both gathering and analyzing data. Results showed the complexity of children's understandings of who they were grateful to and for what benefits. Personal relationships constituted one of the main aspects of children's perceptions of gratitude; they identified family, friends, teachers and members of the community as the most important benefactors when thinking about gratitude, and they recognized a variety of benefits received from them. Research on gratitude in Colombia and Latin America can provide important input for designing educational programs to promote positive competences in these societies. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1396123 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This study aimed to explore Colombian fifth-graders views about people, events, and situations involved in their gratitude experiences. The sample consisted of 120 fifth-grade children from three mixed-gender schools (one public, two private) in Bogotá, Colombia. The study used a child-centered methodology that involved a novel combination of qualitative strategies such as drawings, photos, and schematization. Children played a protagonist role in both gathering and analyzing data. Results showed the complexity of children's understandings of who they were grateful to and for what benefits. Personal relationships constituted one of the main aspects of children's perceptions of gratitude; they identified family, friends, teachers and members of the community as the most important benefactors when thinking about gratitude, and they recognized a variety of benefits received from them. Research on gratitude in Colombia and Latin America can provide important input for designing educational programs to promote positive competences in these societies. |
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| ISSN: | 0305-7240 1465-3877 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03057240.2021.2012435 |
