Compassion Development in Higher Education

Many schools of psychology and religious studies intend to promote the cultivation of compassion. Compassion is currently an integral area of study in psychology, religious studies, and higher education, specifically in faith-based higher education. While secular universities in the United States st...

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Authors: Rashedi, Roxanne (Author) ; Plante, Thomas G. (Author) ; Callister, Erin S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2015
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 131-139
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Summary:Many schools of psychology and religious studies intend to promote the cultivation of compassion. Compassion is currently an integral area of study in psychology, religious studies, and higher education, specifically in faith-based higher education. While secular universities in the United States strive to generate disciplinary-based knowledge through scholarship, their ability to promote students’ use of the information they are learning to create positive social change has typically lagged. Conscious of the magnitude of today's global issues and dissatisfied with the current disparity between the world's reality and university curricula, scholars have begun to re-imagine the role of higher education in forming the leaders who will face our most exigent problems. The present article reviews how compassion can be integrated into university curriculum, specifically in faith-based institutions. The article also discusses how compassion can be measured throughout the course of undergraduates’ careers.
ISSN:2328-1162
Reference:Errata "Errata (2015)"
Errata "Errata (2015)"
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/009164711504300205