A Unesco study shows that 85% of students show empathy for migrants, people with disabilities and, in general, different from them.
The most from Ecuadorian students declared having a positive attitude towards socio-emotional phenomena such as diversity of immigrants, school self-regulation and empathy.
This was revealed by a study carried out by UNESCO’s Regional Office of Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (Orealc) on the socio-emotional skills of sixth grade primary school students in 16 Latin American countries.
The study showed that 85% of the Ecuadorian students respondents showed a opening to the diversity That means sharing with young people from other nations, cultures and of different capacities.
Likewise, 74% said they had a positive attitude towards self-regulation to fulfill their school responsibilities and 52% accepted that they would show empathy in the face of problems faced by their classmates or other people.
Orelac’s research was also carried out in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay.
This was part of the Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (ERCE 2019), which assesses student performance in the areas of reading, mathematics, science, as well as factors associated with learning achievements.
Coinciding with the results for the region, in Ecuador 85% of students Those interviewed accepted the arrival of students from another country or with a different ability (blind, deaf or in need of a wheelchair) or with “a different skin color”. EFE
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