Practising Compassion in Higher Education: Caring for Self and Others Through Challenging Times

ISBN-13: 9781032325996 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 192 str.

Lemon, Narelle

Opis

Presenting a collective international story, this book demonstrates the importance of compassion as an act of self-care in the face of change and disruption, providing guidance on how to cope under trying conditions in higher education settings.

Spis treści

1. Caring for self and others through challenging times: Interrupting the pandemic with compassion and kindness in higher education Section 1: Kindness to self during COVID-19 2. "It be’s that way sometime": Mindfully recalling our time during COVID-19 3. Generating the place of self-compassion in higher education: An academic place of belonging as a catalyst of the COVID-19 pandemic Section 2: Building compassion in our teaching during a pandemic 4. Cultivating compassion in higher education: International autoethnographic approach to online teaching during COVID-19 5. "It’s gonna be alright": Self-compassion for us and students during COVID-19 6. Cultivating a language of compassion in higher education Section 3: The personal and professional blur: Work-life family balance with COVID-19 7. The personal and professional blur: Work-life family balance with COVID-19 8. Spaces to care and places to share: Fostering a sense of belonging during the global pandemic through digitally mediated activity 9. Ethical responsibility in the struggle between the public and the private space: Challenges and possibilities in teacher education during the pandemic