Empathy, Emotion and Education

Helen Demetriou teaches at the Faculty of Education of the University of Cambridge, UK. Her research covers areas across developmental psychology and education. Helen is on the editorial advisory board for journals including Improving Schools, Social Development, and Educational Studies, and has written and published widely on topics including friendships, pupil consultation and empathy.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Empathy: The Building Block of Social Life.- Chapter 2. The Empathy Factor: Its Transcending Power.- Chapter 3. Emerging Empathy: A Developmental Perspective.- Chapter 4. A Study of Empathy in the Early and Middle Childhood Years.- Chapter 5. Nature versus Nurture: The Biology and Psychology of Empathy.- Chapter 6. Attachment and Empathy from the Home to the Classroom: Listening to Learners.- Chapter 7. A Tale of Two Studies: Features of Friendships and Awareness of Fairness.- Chapter 8. The New Teacher: Pupil Voice, Empathy and Emotion.- Chapter 9. Empathy and Emotion in Education and Beyond