Compassion Science: Embracing and Cultivating Compassionate Minds in Early Childhood Classrooms

Neal Nghia Nguyena Department of Exceptional Student Education, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9849-7152

William Garnettb Department of Literacy, Early, Bilingual, and Special Education, California State University, Fresno, California, USA

Noelle Balsamoc Department of Teacher Education, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Michael Bradyd Department of Exceptional Student Education, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3240-796X

Abstract

The critical and persistent impact of violence, abuse, and social injustice on the overall development of young children has necessitated a global discourse on the importance of cultivating compassion during children’s formative years. This article links the defining elements of compassion to the discipline of early childhood education and calls upon stakeholders to integrate more concerted and systematic knowledge from compassion science research into contemporary early childhood classroom practices.

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