Action for Children: Evaluation of the 'Roots of Empathy' programme in Scotland

This paper outlines research for the charity Action for Children (AfC), to measure the impact of a classroom-based programme it delivered in Scotland, designed to raise empathy and lower aggression in schoolchildren.

Action for Children: Evaluation of the 'Roots of Empathy' programme in Scotland

Qa Research

Boosting life chances - bringing a baby into the classroom

Emotional intelligence is believed to be an enhancer of learning and a predictor of life chances. Empathy is identified as one aspect of emotional intelligence that can act as an antidote to aggression and problem behaviour. A Canadian educator, Mary Gordon, founded a programme Roots of Empathy (ROE) which takes babies into classrooms to develop empathy in schoolchildren. ROE has built a strong evidence base over the past 15 years as the programme has been delivered...

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