A Capabilities-Friendly Conceptualisation of Flourishing in and through Education

Autor/inn/en	Wilson-Strydom, Merridy; Walker, Melanie
Titel	A Capabilities-Friendly Conceptualisation of Flourishing in and through Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 44 (2015) 3, S.310-324 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
DOI	10.1080/03057240.2015.1043878
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Well Being; Social Values; Higher Education; Social Differences; Role of Education; Moral Development; Educational Philosophy; Success; Individual Development; Longitudinal Studies; Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Student Attitudes; Case Studies; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Sozialer Wert; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sozialer Unterschied; Bildungsauftrag; Moralische Entwicklung; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Erfolg; Individuelle Entwicklung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Schülerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This article explores what it means to flourish in and through education and why we should position such flourishing as an issue of morality. We draw on the capabilities approach (CA) advanced by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum and locate the argument in the practical context of higher education (HE) in unequal societies. We use qualitative data from year one of a three-year longitudinal study exploring student agency and well-being at a South African university to consider flourishing in and through education. Using the CA concepts of well-being, agency, practical reason and affiliation, we argue that the CA provides a philosophical grounding that takes account of both personal and relational flourishing and morality. Flourishing "in" education requires consideration of the well-being and agency of students. Flourishing "through" education draws attention to the role of education in promoting well-being and flourishing beyond its walls by fostering a social and moral consciousness among students. (As Provided).
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