Further Reading on Empathy

Lee, P. and Ashby R. (2000) Empathy, perspective taking and rational understanding, in O.L. Davis Jr. and E. Yaeger (eds) Historical Empathy and Perspective Taking in the Social Studies, New York, Rowman and Littlefield.

Wineburg, S. and Fournier, J. (1994) Contextualised thinking in history, in M. Carretero and J. Voss, (eds) Cognitive and instructional processes in history and the social sciences, Hillsdale, NJ, Erlbaum: 285-308.

Foster, S. (1999) Using historical empathy to excite students about the study of history: can you empathise with Neville Chamberlain?, Social Studies, JAn/Feb: 18-24.

Ashby, R. and Lee, P. (1987) Children's concepts of empathy and understanding, in C. Portal (ed.) The History Curriculum for Teachers, Lewes, Falmer: 62-88.

Luff, I. (2000) 'I've been in The Reichstag': rethinking roleplay, Teaching History, No. 100: 8-17.

Clements, P (1996) Historical Empathy- R.I.P.?, Teaching History, No. 85: 6-8.

Husbands, C. and Pendry, A. (2000) Thinking and feeling: pupils' preconceptions about the past and historical understanding, in J. Arthur and R.Phillips (eds) Issues in History Teaching, London, Routledge: 125-134.

Mills, V. (1995) Fiction, Empathy and Teaching History, Teaching History No. 55: 8-12.

Shemilt, D. (1984) Beauty and the philosopher: empathy in history and classroom, in A. Dickinson, P. Lee and P. Rogers (eds) Learning History, Oxford, Heinemann: 39-85.

Low-Beer, A. (1989) Empathy and History, Teaching History, No. 55: 8-12.

Thompson, F. (1983) Empathy: an aim and a skill to be developed, Teaching History, No. 37: 22-6.

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