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Disingenuous ‘box‐ticking’: Undergraduate students' attitudes towards university mental health awareness efforts

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Mental health problems are common among UK undergraduate students. In response, many universities have put considerable effort into raising awareness about student mental health problems and avenues of support (e.g., via workshops, posters, email newsletters and social media posts).
Sorcha Finan, Lucy Foulkes
wiley   +1 more source

Happiness Inequality in the United States [PDF]

This paper examines how the level and dispersion of self-reported happiness has evolved over the period 1972-2006. While there has been no increase in aggregate happiness, inequality in happiness has fallen substantially since the 1970s.
Stevenson, Betsey, Wolfers, Justin
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System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self‐worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that increase students' experiences of competition. To do this, we compare two very different education systems: England, where, for instance, national
Carolyn Jackson, Mieke Van Houtte
wiley   +1 more source

Lost learning: Prevalence, inequalities and outcomes of internal exclusion in mainstream secondary schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Internal exclusion (isolation) is a behaviour management approach involving the temporary relocation of a pupil from their classroom to a designated isolation space as a consequence of disruptive behaviour. We present the first study of prevalence (i.e., what proportion of young people are isolated?), inequalities (i.e., who is more likely to ...
Emma Thornton, Qiqi Cheng, Ola Demkowicz, Neil Humphrey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Employability Programmes in higher education: Supporting students through tangible, transitional and transformational approaches

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As the UK higher education sector becomes increasingly market‐driven and focused on preparing students for the graduate labour market, universities must define and contextualise employability and their role in supporting students beyond academia.
Michael Maher, Ecem Karlidag‐Dennis, Richard Hazenberg, David Conway   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metaphorical conceptualization of happiness in Wolaita

Cogent Arts & Humanities
The present study is an analysis of the metaphorical conceptualization of happiness based on conceptual metaphor theory and a qualitative research methodology.
Faskal Faranso, Derib Ado Jakale, Mulugeta Tarekegne Tsegaye   +2 more
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THE DETERMINANTS OF HAPPINESS AMONG RACE GROUPS IN SOUTH AFRICA [PDF]

This paper tests for happiness differences among race groups in South Africa and also investigates the determinants of happiness for each race group. Using data from the 2008 National Income Dynamics Survey, the results indicate that reported happiness ...
Ebrahim, Amina
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Pursuit of Happiness, Prosperity and Health (P-HPH) [PDF]

, 2018
Uriel Halbreich
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Permaculture to monoculture in shifting cultivation landscape of Mizoram, Northeast India: Are agrobiodiversity and happiness waning?

, 2021

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Happy is as Happy Does

, 1997
Although Lykken & Tellegen (1996) have shown that the stable component of happiness or subjective well-being is strongly influenced by genetic factors, One needn't permit one's own or one's child's genetic steersman have his head. One can combat the "happiness thieves" (depression, fear, irritability) and one can achieve happiness increments through a ...
openaire   +1 more source