Teaching Compassion: Humane Education in Early Childhood

Part I. Foundations of Humane Education

1. Humane Education and the Development of Empathy in Early Childhood: Definitions, Rationale, and Outcomes
Mary Renck Jalongo

2. Short-Term Interventions That Accomplish Humane Education Goals: An International Review of the Research Literature
Virginio Aguirre, Agustín Orihuela

3. Using Interactions Between Children and Companion Animals to Build Skills in Self-Regulation and Emotion Regulation
Wanda Boyer

4. Teaching Preservice Early Childhood Educators About Humane Education
Tunde Szecsi

5. Humane Education and Education for Sustainable Development: Initiatives with Common Goals
Nicole B. Stants

Part II. Homes and Communities

6. The Treatment of Animals Within Families of Young Children: Antecedents of Compassion and Cruelty
Marjorie L. Stanek

7. Including Animals in Play Therapy with Young Children and Families
Risë VanFleet, Tracie Faa-Thompson

8. Foundational Humane Education: Promoting Love of Nature and Affinity for Animals in Schools and Communities
Nancy Bires, Dana Schultz

9. Children and the Human-Animal Bond: Minimizing Pet Loss During Disasters
Holly J. Travis

Part III. Humane Education in the Early Childhood Curriculum and Beyond

10. Establishing a Climate of Care and Safety: Considerations for Volunteers’ Entry and Sustained Involvement in Animal-Assisted Literacy Programs in Elementary Classrooms
Lori Friesen

11. Beyond Words: Using Language and Literature to Teach Compassion for Others
Patricia A. Crawford

12. Promoting Humane Education Through Intermountain Therapy Animals’ R.E.A.D.® Program
Kathy Klotz

13. Guardians of the Earth: Teaching Children to Care for All Living Things
Audrey C. Rule, Ksenia S. Zhbanova

14. Humane Education in an Early Childhood Science Education Curriculum
Amanda K. Onion

15. Epilogue: Humane Education for a Humane World
Zoe Weil

Avainsanat: Education, Childhood Education, Learning & Instruction, Educational Psychology, Teaching and Teacher Education, Child and School Psychology