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“What If Goodness Ruled the World?”: Utilizing a Comic Book Series and Puppet Musical to Promote Empathy, A Disabilities Awareness and Stop Bullying Platform in and out of the Schools

“What If Goodness Ruled the World?”: Utilizing a Comic Book Series and Puppet Musical to Promote Empathy, A Disabilities Awareness and Stop Bullying Platform in and out of the Schools

Nava R. Silton, Patrick Riley
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781522559184|ISBN10: 1522559183|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522588399|EISBN13: 9781522559191
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5918-4.ch011
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Silton, Nava R., and Patrick Riley. "“What If Goodness Ruled the World?”: Utilizing a Comic Book Series and Puppet Musical to Promote Empathy, A Disabilities Awareness and Stop Bullying Platform in and out of the Schools." Scientific Concepts Behind Happiness, Kindness, and Empathy in Contemporary Society, edited by Nava R. Silton, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 208-236. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5918-4.ch011

APA

Silton, N. R. & Riley, P. (2019). “What If Goodness Ruled the World?”: Utilizing a Comic Book Series and Puppet Musical to Promote Empathy, A Disabilities Awareness and Stop Bullying Platform in and out of the Schools. In N. Silton (Ed.), Scientific Concepts Behind Happiness, Kindness, and Empathy in Contemporary Society (pp. 208-236). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5918-4.ch011

Chicago

Silton, Nava R., and Patrick Riley. "“What If Goodness Ruled the World?”: Utilizing a Comic Book Series and Puppet Musical to Promote Empathy, A Disabilities Awareness and Stop Bullying Platform in and out of the Schools." In Scientific Concepts Behind Happiness, Kindness, and Empathy in Contemporary Society, edited by Nava R. Silton, 208-236. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5918-4.ch011

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Abstract

This chapter describes how the Realabilities Comic Book Series and the Addy & Uno Off-Broadway Musical feature five characters with disabilities, who harness the special strengths-associated with their disabilities (Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Visual, Hearing and Physical Disability)-to save their school from bullies. The intent of the following five studies was to utilize pre-post-test designs to examine the efficacy of various iterations of a musical and/or a full comic book series curriculum in enhancing typical children's empathy, cognitive attitudes on the adjective checklist (ACL) and behavioral intentions on the shared activities questionnaire (SAQ) towards children with disabilities. Following the musical and/or comic book series curriculum, the participants showed significantly improved behavioral intentions and improved cognitive attitudes towards children with disabilities. These findings help demonstrate how creative programs like these may foster empathy and serve as a useful antidote to counter negative attitudes towards individuals with disabilities.

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