Towards the Compassionate University

From Golden Thread to Global Impact
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-34181-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 240 mm x 161 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society

This book makes a significant contribution to the need for compassion in the 21st-century neoliberal university. Compassion is a process that involves (i) noticing that suffering is present in an organization; (ii) making meaning of suffering in a way that contributes to a desire to alleviate it; (iii) feeling empathic concern; and (iv) taking action. There is increasing recognition of the crucial role of compassion as a core concern in education, health and social care, and globally to ensure the future sustainability of humankind and the planet. Drawing upon a wide range of interdisciplinary, theoretical, and professional perspectives—including social sciences, modern Darwinism, intersectionality, higher education policy, and organization studies—the book addresses the key challenges facing 21st-century universities. For example, intersectionality and higher education, staff and student health and well-being, and responding to global challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic.

The book is relevant to university leaders, policy makers, educators, researchers, university staff, and students aspiring to develop their own understanding of the role of compassion in professional life. It is an important marker of the compassion turn in higher education and what this means for contemporary academic leadership, followership, and pedagogical practice.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waddington, Kathryn

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Wirtschaftliche Globalisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen Betriebliches Rechnungswesen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: The Need And Foundations For Compassion 1. Introduction: Why Compassion? Why Now? 2. From ‘Me’ To ‘We’: Change The Pronoun, Change The World 3. Darwin, Evolution, And Compassion In The 21st-Century University Part II: Compassion In Action 4. Action Learning As A Vehicle For Compassion 5. Dreaming Of Compassion 6. Befriending Ourselves: Self-Compassion 7. Flourishing In The University Understory: Could Compassion Help? 8. Holistic Business Psychology Practice: Towards Building A Culture Of Compassion In Higher Education 9. Compassion: An Antidote To Neoliberal Higher Education Policies In England 10. Compassion And Tolerance: Their Relationship In A Spirit For Turbulent Times Part III: Towards The Compassionate University 11. What Constitutes A Compassionate University? 12. Care, Concern, And Compassion In Higher Education 13. Concluding Remarks

Über Autor(innen)

Kathryn Waddington is a Chartered Psychologist, Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Reader in Work and Organizational Psycholog at the Uniersity of Westminster. She authored the research monograph Gossip and Organizations and cares deeply about academicpractitioner research and scholarship that makes a positive difference to people’s lives.