Pedagogy, empathy and praxis : using theatrical traditions to teach / Alison Grove O'Grady.

This book examines the concept of empathy as an essential aspect of the teacher training curriculum, and asks how it can be taught. While there has been a steady flow of teacher education reform books in recent years, there are comparatively few that have considered change from understandings and ad...

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Main Author: Grove O'Grady, Alison
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preamble
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Empathy Is the Zeitgeist
  • Empathy in Teacher Education
  • Debates About Empathy
  • What Is This Thing Called Empathy?
  • Discussion of Practice
  • References
  • Chapter 2: A Conceptualising Literature Review
  • Empathy in the Twenty-First Century
  • Understanding Empathy as Pedagogy and Praxis
  • An Orientation to Praxis
  • Theatrical Traditions in the Getting of Empathy
  • References
  • Chapter 3: The Critical Reasons to Teach with, for and About Empathy
  • The Educational Landscape
  • Unpacking the Social
  • Social Intelligence in Initial Teacher Education
  • The Increasing Need for Heightened Social Skills
  • The Climate for Empathy
  • Mitigating Bias with Empathy
  • Critically Informed Empathy
  • Discussion of Practice
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Towards a Pedagogy of Empathy
  • Renewing Teacher Education
  • Shifts and Changes: A Future-Focused Approach
  • Pedagogy as 'the Spine' of Any Approach to Teacher Education
  • Reflection and Action
  • Empathy as Habituated Practice
  • Discussion of Practice
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Using Theatrical Traditions to Teach Empathy
  • The Benefits of Drama-Rich Pedagogies
  • The Portability of Theatrical Methods
  • Risky and Experimental Pedagogy
  • Theatrical Traditions and Drama
  • Differentiating Between Pedagogy and Theatrical Traditions
  • Method Acting and an Ethic of Care
  • Active Analysis and Etude
  • If ...
  • Discussion of Practice: Etude for Empathy
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Discussions of Praxis: Flexing the Empathy Muscle
  • Discussions of Praxis
  • What Storied Lives Can Teach Us About Empathy
  • Research and Practice
  • Method
  • Woman 1
  • Empathy and Affective Engagement in the Disciplines
  • Discussions of Praxis with Historical Empathy
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Non-Traditional References