Education towards a beautiful life in an imperfect world

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Peter Lang
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2023
Authors
Teschers, Christoph
Abstract

Inequalities in society are manifold and despite good examples, such as in Scandinavian countries, a challenge for each person remains: ‘how to lead a good and beautiful life in the local and social context we find ourselves in’. Education, as argued here, has the power to enable people in today’s societies to develop their own art of living and actively shape their own lives into ‘works of art’ and a life ‘well lived’. As such, this chapter approaches wellbeing from a broad and holistic perspective of what it mean to live well in an unjust, unequal and often unfair world.

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Teschers C (2023). Education towards a beautiful life in an imperfect world. In Kamp A, Brown C, McMenamin T, O'Toole V (Ed.), Wellbeing: Global Perspectives and Policies.: 285-300. Peter Lang.
Keywords
art of living, buen vivir, equal educational opportunity, social wellbeing, equity
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Fields of Research::39 - Education::3902 - Education policy, sociology and philosophy::390203 - Sociology of education
Fields of Research::39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390412 - Teacher and student wellbeing
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