Full Description
Academic staff and students within higher education settings are confronted by a learning environment that is academically stimulating, informative, career-focused and socially rich, which can be intensely competitive and highly charged. Within this learning environment, academic staff and students are often at risk of compromising their wellbeing in their pursuit of academic excellence. This book provides an examination of the key areas that are important to the sustenance of wellbeing within higher education settings, with a view to promoting healthy learning environments. The chapter authors are predominantly working in the Asia-Pacific rim, but the book also includes more universal perspectives. The synthesis of the issues covered in the book is crucial to the understanding of higher education as not only an environment for gaining knowledge and skills relevant for success in academic and career domains, but also as an environment for developing socially adept and authentic communication skills. The ideas presented in this book will further assist academic staff and students to consider ways to more fully participate in their learning environment so that they can optimize their valuable contributions to the professional communities they serve.
Contents
1. Introduction: Developing Meaning and Purpose (Marcus A. Henning, Christian U. Krägeloh, Rachel Dryer, Fiona Moir, Rex Billington, and Andrew G. Hill)
SECTION 1: META-AWARENESS AND WELLBEING
2. Mind-Body Processes (Marcus A. Henning, Mataroria Lyndon, Susan Hawken, and Craig Webster)
3. Spirituality and Religiousness (Nae Chang Han and Christian U. Krägeloh)
4. Emotional Competence (Yuki Nozaki and Masuo Koyasu)
5. Faculty Strategies (Gemma Gulati, Anuradha Mookerjee, and Vijay Rajput)
SECTION 2: FACULTY AND STUDENT STRATEGIES FOR WELLBEING
6. Self-Care: Individual, Relational, and Political Sensibilities (Mirjam Knapik and Ann Laverty)
7. Promoting Resilience and Minimising Burnout (Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff)
8. Mindfulness Practice in Medical Education (Venus Wong, Julie Chen, and Li-Chong Chan)
9. Atoro'ia te peu 'ā to 'ui tūpuna: A Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Pasifika Peoples (Aue Te Ava, Sue Smith, Christine Rubie-Davies and Airini)
10. Sport and Exercise (Matthew Winslade and Bradley Wright)
11. Food and Nutrition (Rajshri Roy, Rebecca McCarroll, Andrea Braakhuis, and Clare Wall)
SECTION 3: CULTIVATING WELLBEING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
12. Personal and Professional Development (Isobel Braidman, Maria Regan, and Julia Humphreys)
13. Teaching and Learning Support Services (Emmanuel Manalo)
14. Equity Issues for Students with Disability (Rachel Dryer)
15. Ergonomics and Ecological Perspectives (Thomas J. Smith)
16. Conclusion: Synthesising wellbeing issues and higher education (Marcus A. Henning, Christian U. Krägeloh, Rachel Dryer, Fiona Moir, Rex Billington, and Andrew G. Hill)
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