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dc.titleSkills for Life Series: Empathy & Compassion
dc.contributor.authorSuarez Enciso, Sonia
dc.contributor.authorYang, Hyeri Mel
dc.contributor.authorChacon Ugarte, Gabriela
dc.contributor.orgunitEducation Division
dc.date.available2024-08-15T00:08:00
dc.date.issue2024-08-15T00:08:00
dc.description.abstractEmpathy and compassion are vital skills for emotional and social development, motivating prosocial behaviors and effective conflict resolution. Empathy involves understanding others' emotions, while compassion drives actions to alleviate their suffering. These skills can be developed through educational programs and interventions like mindfulness and emotional intelligence training. In this brief, we introduce more about its relevance, successful initiatives to foster them, and tools to measure them.
dc.format.extent14
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013113
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/empathy-and-compassion.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/empatia-and-compasion.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.relation.seriesSkills for Life
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectSocio-Emotional Skill
dc.subjectLifelong Learning
dc.subjectConflicts Resolution
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectTeacher
dc.subjectQuality Management
dc.subjectRegulation
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeI20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
dc.subject.jelcodeI25 - Education and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeN36 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeP36 - Consumer Economics • Health • Education and Training • Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty
dc.subject.keywordsempathy;compassion;21st century skills;skills development;Education;K-12 education;youth;skills education;Socio-Emotional Skills;socio-emotional learnin
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-00960
idb.operationRG-T3594
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