When Unhappiness Is Not the Endpoint, Fostering Justice through Education

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Title: When Unhappiness Is Not the Endpoint, Fostering Justice through Education
Language: English
Authors: Lie, Elin Rodahl (ORCID 0000-0003-0063-5869)
Source: Ethics and Education. 2022 17(2):183-196.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Justice, Psychological Patterns, Outcomes of Education, Educational Philosophy, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Norway
DOI: 10.1080/17449642.2022.2054562
ISSN: 1744-9642
1744-9650
Abstract: With a specific example from Norway and inspiration from Sara Ahmed's The Promise of Happiness, this article demonstrates how today's educational rhetoric lacks the language and will to recognise a key pedagogical dimension in education: what happens when the normative ambitions of education and students meet. At best, teaching students life skills to mitigate their mental health issues is naive. Inspired by Ahmed, such an initiative might actually work against its purpose. At a time when educational outcomes are emphasised in local and international political contexts, I argue that the task of philosophy of education should be 1) to reclaim the significance of the pedagogical dimension in education and 2) to philosophise on what negative emotions such as unhappiness require of education.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: EJ1355616
Database: ERIC
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