Compassion and Empathy in Educational Contexts

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Barton, Georgina (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Garvis, Susanne (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Education-Philosophy.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Educational psychology.; Education-Psychology.; Emotions.; Educational Philosophy.; Philosophy of Education.; Educational Psychology.; Emotion.

This book explores the importance of compassion and empathy within educational contexts. While compassion and empathy are widely recognised as key to living a happy and healthy life, there is little written about how these qualities can be taught to children and young people, or how teachers can mod...