Cultivating Kindness: An Educator’s Guide

John-Tyler Binfet

Published by University of Toronto Press 2022

Cultivating Kindness

An Educator’s Guide

John-Tyler Binfet

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487536015

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About this book

A practical guide to understanding and fostering kindness, this book aims to transform the thinking and practice of educators as they seek to cultivate kind classrooms.

Author / Editor information

Binfet John-Tyler :

John-Tyler Binfet is an associate professor of education in the Okanagan School of Education at the University of British Columbia.

Reviews

Robin Banerjee, Head of the School of Psychology and Founder of Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness, University of Sussex:

"In this compelling and inspiring guide, John-Tyler Binfet draws upon an extensive body of research and practice to provide educators with an accessible guide to the what, how, and why of cultivating kindness. The text is brought to life through the many handwritten and pictorial depictions of kindness provided by the children in Binfet’s own research studies, perfectly illustrating just how kindness can and should be incorporated into the growing field of work on social and emotional learning in educational settings."

Robert Roeser, Bennett Pierce Professor of Care and Compassion , Penn State University:

"Cultivating Kindness is a unique research-based resource focused on kindness, its varieties, and their development over time. The book is relevant to scientists interested in kindness, and educators who wish to cultivate it in children and youth. I highly recommend it."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations and Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Foreword Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xxiii
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Interplay between Kindness and Social and Emotional Learning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
3 Mechanisms Underpinning the Benefits of Kindness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
4 Responsive Kindness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
5 Intentional Kindness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
6 Quiet Kindness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
7 Fostering Kindness in Students and in Schools Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
8 Measuring Kindness: How Kind Is Your School? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
9 Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Appendix A: List of Kindness Publications by the Author Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Appendix B Prisma Flow Chart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Appendix C Search Process to Identify Bullying versus Kindness Publications across Databases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Appendix D Social and Emotional Learning Resources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Appendix E Drawing Template for Early Elementary Students Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Appendix F Drawing Template Teacher Kindness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
Appendix G Kindness Scenarios to Facilitate Discussion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Appendix H Kindness Planning Sheet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Appendix I Curated List of Kindness-Themed Books Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Appendix J Resources in Support of Students with Special Needs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Appendix K Sample Teacher Survey of School Kindness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Appendix L School Kindness Scale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Appendix M Curated List of Kindness Resources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 248
Illustrations
- Other: 80 b&w illustrations, 3 b&w figures, 9 b&w tables
Keywords: kindness; social and emotional learning; prosocial behaviour; children; education; k-12 education; elementary classroom; compassion and education; positive peer culture; special needs students

eBook

Published: August 3, 2022
ISBN: 9781487536015