1st Edition

Understanding and Supporting College Students with Empathy A Guide for Higher Education Practitioners

By Laura Parson Copyright 2025
180 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This practical book shares the tools and processes that higher education professionals can take to develop empathy and perspective-taking. Guided by a framework for developing empathy, each chapter describes how to implement empathy and perspective-taking in the key domains of practice: self, students, colleagues, and social justice. Ultimately, the book discusses how empathy and... Read more

1. Introduction  2. What Is Empathy?  3. Self-Empathy  4. Empathy for Students  5. Empathy for Subordinates  6. Empathy for Colleagues  7. Empathy for Social Justice  8. Teaching Empathy  9. Conclusion

Biography

Laura Parson is Associate Professor of Educational and Organizational Leadership at North Dakota State University, USA.