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The study aims to evaluate how the Philosophy for Children (P4C) program affects cognitive empathy among primary school students.

The effect of Philosophy for Children on cognitive empathy: An experimental study

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Quasi-experimental study shows P4C enhances cognitive empathy in 4th grade students, suggesting valuable educational impacts.

The study aims to evaluate how the Philosophy for Children (P4C) program affects cognitive empathy among primary school students.
Quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design
Involved 40 students from a public school in Alanya, Antalya
Experimental group participated in P4C sessions for six weeks
P4C significantly improved cognitive empathy in students as measured by the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test.
Evidence indicates increased empathy skills compared to the control group continuing with the regular curriculum.

Rumeysa Uluurgun (2026) studied this question.

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