Why universities should seek happiness and contentment
"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. Why Universities Should Seek Happiness and Contentment considers the consequences of a hedonistic...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic
2017.
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| Colección: | Sensory studies series.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009741115506719 |
| Sumario: | "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. 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."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (226 pages) Also issued in print |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474252089 9781474252072 9781474252065 |
