A grant for LECI researchers Lasse Lipponen, Antti Rajala, Jaakko Hilppö and Annukka Pursi

Professor Lasse Lipponen, PhD Antti Rajala, PhD Jaakko Hilppö, and Annukka Pursi received a grant for their project entitled “Expanding Circles of Empathy and Compassion in Early Childhood Education”

Professor Lasse Lipponen, PhD Antti Rajala, PhD Jaakko Hilppö, and Annukka Pursi received funding from the Finnish National Agency for Education (01.01.2019 – 20.06.2020). In their project entitled “Expanding Circles of Empathy and Compassion in Early Childhood Education (Empatian ja myötätunnon laajenevat kehät varhaiskasvatuksessa)”, the researchers explore practices that strengthen children’s and adults’ social emotional competences to encounter diversity in culturally diverse early childhood settings. A special focus of the study is on empathy and compassion.

For more information, please contact the Principal Investigator Lasse Lipponen (‪lasse.lipponen@helsinki.fi)