Teaching Compassion: Humane Education in Early Childhood (Hardcover, 2014)

Foreword; Mary Rivkin .- Part One: Foundations of Humane Education.- Editor's Introduction.- 1. Humane Education and the Development of Empathy in Early Childhood: Definition, Rationale and Outcomes; Mary Renck Jalongo .- 2. Short-Term Interventions that Accomplish Humane Education Goals: An International Review of the Research; Virginio Aguirre and Agustin Orihuela .- 3. Using Interactions between Children and Companion Animals to Build Skill in Self-Regulation and Emotional Regulation; Wanda Boyer .- 4. Teaching Preservice Early Childhood Educators about Humane Education; Tunde Szecsi .- 5. Humane Education and Education for Sustainable Development: Educational Initiatives with Common Goals; Nicole B. Stants .- Part Two: Homes and Communities .- 6. Animals in the Family: Antecedents of Compassion and Violence; Marjorie L. Stanek .- 7. Including Animals in Play Therapy for Young Children and Families; Rise VanFleet .- 8. Foundational Humane Education: Love of Nature and Affinity for Animals; Nancy Bires .- 9. Collaborating to Create Community Disaster Plans That Save Human and Animal Lives; Holly Travis .- Part Three: Humane Education in the Early Childhood Curriculum and Beyond .- 10. The Role of Therapy Animals in Promoting Humane Education Concepts; Lori Friesen .- 11. Beyond Words-Using Language and Literature to Teach Compassion for Others; Patricia A. Crawford .- 12. Initiatives of Intermountain Therapy Animals, Inc. that Promote Humane Education; Kathy Klotz .- 13. Guardians of the Earth: Teaching Children to Care for All Living Things; Audrey Rule and Ksenia S. Zhbanova .- 14. Humane Education in the Early Childhood Science Curriculum; Amanda K. Onion .- Epilogue: The Promise of Humane Education in the Early Years; Zoe Weil .