1st Edition
Towards the Compassionate University From Golden Thread to Global Impact
Part I: The Need And Foundations For Compassion
1. Introduction: Why Compassion? Why Now?
Kathryn Waddington
2. From ‘Me’ To ‘We’: Change The Pronoun, Change The World
Maurice Irfan Coles
3. Darwin, Evolution, And Compassion In The 21st-Century University
Dermot Breslin
Part II: Compassion In Action
4. Action Learning As A Vehicle For Compassion
Kathryn Waddington And Yusuf Kaplan
5. Dreaming Of Compassion
Coreene Archer
6. Befriending Ourselves: Self-Compassion
Jenni Nowlan
7. Flourishing In The University Understory: Could Compassion Help?
Justin Haroun
8. Holistic Business Psychology Practice: Towards Building A Culture Of Compassion In Higher Education
Lisa Matthewman
9. Compassion: An Antidote To Neoliberal Higher Education Policies In England
Frands Pedersen
10. Compassion And Tolerance: Their Relationship In A Spirit For Turbulent Times
Yusuf Kaplan
Part III: Towards The Compassionate University
11. What Constitutes A Compassionate University?
Tony Belak And Kathryn Waddington
12. Care, Concern, And Compassion In Higher Education
Patrick Pietroni
13. Concluding Remarks
Kathryn Waddington
Biography
Kathryn Waddington is a Chartered Psychologist, Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Reader in Work and Organizational Psychology at the Uniersity of Westminster. She authored the research monograph Gossip and Organizations and cares deeply about academic/practitioner research and scholarship that makes a positive difference to people’s lives.
