What is Caring

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Displaying kindness and showing concern for others or can be defined as a way of looking after those that are incapable of caring for themselves, particularly because of age, illness, or vulnerability. Learn more in: Pastoral Care and Counseling in Early Childhood Years: Implication for Intervention

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The human element of a nursing interaction or act that include compassion, competence, confidence, conscience, and commitment. Learn more in: Online Instruction as a Caring Endeavor

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Showing concern for others. Learn more in: Challenging Fear and Hate: Caring and Compassion as Essential Components of a Critical Pedagogy School Curriculum

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Caring as both a value and an activity refers to looking after the needs of oneself and others and sharing with and relating to others and nature. Historically, caring has been perceived as a gender trait rather than a human value as a direct result of traditionally assigning caring roles to women. Learn more in: Exploring Peace Perspectives Through the Lens of Gender Inequality: Using Intersectionality to Examine Inclusiveness

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It is a quality or personality trait that takes others’ needs into consideration in the decision making process. Learn more in: Diversity and Teacher Education: Cultural and Linguistic Competency for Teachers

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Providing support and kindness toward others; students are encouraged to give support, show concern, and exhibit compassion without expectation of reward. Learn more in: Hellison's Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility: A Model for Teaching for Student Success