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Why Universities Should Seek Happiness and Contentment

Why Universities Should Seek Happiness and Contentment Education & Training

Why Universities Should Seek Happiness and Contentment

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The totalising effect of consumerism, well-being and satisfaction is a discourse which may negate the value of struggle and mastery of complex subjects and a realization of personal potentiality. Published open access, Why Universities Should Seek Happiness and Contentment considers the consequences of a hedonistic and well-being centred model of student education as one of the goals of higher education and proposes an alternative goal for higher education. In a globalised consumer society where the anxiety for an identity leads to the fear of not reaching the standard, Paul Gibbs shows how anxiety can be harnessed to secure contentment with one's own future without the fear of consumer-induced emptiness. He conceptualises higher education in a counter-valued way to the current dominant discourse of higher education institutions and educational policy while placing students at the centre of their own educational activity. In doing so, Gibbs proposes contentment as a guiding principle of higher education. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Knowledge Unlatched.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
244
Release Date:
2019-02-21
Publication Date:
2019-02-21
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
135010065X
ISBN13:
9781350100657
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
377 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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