Compassion refers to noticing, feeling and acting to alleviate suffering in others. Being one
of the crucial socio-emotional and cultural skills, surprisingly little is known of early …

This study asks how acts of compassion are constructed in the context of early childhood
education and care. The study is based on observations of the daily life of a group of 2-to-5 …

This quantitative survey-based study examines 366 Czech and 532 Turkish preschool
teachers' compassion levels and psychological well-being. The Adult Compassion Scale …

The aim of this research was to explore a socially sustainable culture of participation in
which all members of the community can be heard, make initiatives, express their opinions …

This article investigates children's everyday manifestations of grief and grieving situations.
Medical and psychological approaches to grief and grieving usually focus on the death of …

This paper examines compassionate pedagogies in relation to an emotionally intense
experience in a long day-care centre. Video observations were made of international …

Compassion is of high global relevance, being positioned as a core global competency for
sustainable lifestyles promoting well-being, global citizenship and peace, which should be …

Rearticulating Motives Page 1 Theory and History in the Human and Social Sciences
Morten Nissen Rearticulating Motives Page 2 Theory and History in the Human and Social …

Although the importance of caring in the work of early childhood educators is widely
recognised, commonly held and simplistic conceptions of care hide the complexity of the …

This thesis explores children's crying in a Swedish preschool setting. Approximately 85% of
children in Sweden attend public preschools (The Swedish National Agency for Education …