The Pedagogy of Compassion at the Heart of Higher Education
This book offers a moral rather than instrumental notion of university education whilst locating the university within society. It reflects a balancing of the instrumentalization of higher education as a mode of employment training and enhances the notion
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The Pedagogy of Compassion at the Heart of Higher Education
The Pedagogy of Compassion at the Heart of Higher Education
Paul Gibbs Editor
The Pedagogy of Compassion at the Heart of Higher Education
Editor Paul Gibbs Centre for Education Research and Scholarship University of Middlesex London, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-57782-1 ISBN 978-3-319-57783-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57783-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017943087 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
This work has benefited from the funding of Dr. Charles Lam, who has been both thoughtful and generous. I am also grateful to Middlesex University for their financial help. I am especially grateful to all the authors who have contributed to the book and to Springer and Bernadette Ohmer for their assistance in publishing this book. Thanks also go to Alison Williamson for her contribution in moving the draft into a coherent manuscript. I am grateful to Jane for many things but being there was central and to my mum who couldn’t be.
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Contents
1 Higher Education: A Compassion Business or Edifying Experience?.......................................................................... 1 Paul Gibbs Part I Thinking About Compassion and Education 2 Compassion in Philosophy and Education............................................ 19 Richard White 3 Pursuing the Aim of Compassionate Empathy in Higher Education................................................................................. 33 Bruce Maxwell 4 Creating Conditions for Compassion..................................................... 49 Kathryn
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