Higher Education for Happiness? Investigating the Impact of Education on the Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being of Europeans

Autor/in	Jongbloed, Janine
Titel	Higher Education for Happiness? Investigating the Impact of Education on the Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being of Europeans
Quelle	In: European Educational Research Journal, 17 (2018) 5, S.733-754 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jongbloed, Janine)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-9041
DOI	10.1177/1474904118770818
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Well Being; Vocational Education; Comparative Analysis; Educational Research; Public Policy; Correlation; Educational Attainment; Foreign Countries; Socioeconomic Status; Employment Level; Life Satisfaction; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Korrelation; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ausland; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Beschäftigungsgrad; Lebensvollendung; Europa
Abstract	This study examines the impact of post-secondary education on the well-being of Europeans, comparing single-item hedonic and multi-dimensional eudaimonic models of well-being, operationalized as 'satisfaction with life' (SWL) and 'flourishing'. The results indicate that the impact of education varies significantly when well-being is defined from each of these two perspectives: although vocational education is not significantly associated with the SWL of women and men, it is significantly associated with the extent to which both men and women are flourishing in their lives. Tertiary education is significant across all models for both SWL and flourishing. This study highlights the importance of comprehensive conceptualizations and measurements of well-being in European educational research and public policy. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01