page_title: Humane education
hierarchical_section_title: Humane education
caption_attribution_description: English: Humane education performance by elementary school students in China
context_page_description: Humane education is broadly defined as education which nurtures compassion and respect for living beings. In addition to a focus on the treatment of non-human animals, humane education also contains content related to the environment, the compassionate treatment of other people, and the interconnectedness of issues pertaining to people and the planet. Humane education encourages cognitive, affective, and behavioral growth through personal development of critical thinking, problem solving, perspective-taking, and empathy as it relates to people, animals, the planet, and the intersections among them. Education taught through the lens of humane pedagogy supports more than knowledge acquisition, it allows learners to process personal values and choose prosocial behaviors aligned with those values.
context_section_description: Humane education is broadly defined as education which nurtures compassion and respect for living beings. In addition to a focus on the treatment of non-human animals, humane education also contains content related to the environment, the compassionate treatment of other people, and the interconnectedness of issues pertaining to people and the planet. Humane education encourages cognitive, affective, and behavioral growth through personal development of critical thinking, problem solving, perspective-taking, and empathy as it relates to people, animals, the planet, and the intersections among them. Education taught through the lens of  humane pedagogy supports more than knowledge acquisition, it allows learners to process personal values and choose prosocial behaviors aligned with those values.
caption: Humane education performance by elementary school students in China
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