Theorizing social well-being: subjective mental states, preference satisfaction, or mitsein?

Stephen A. Webb*

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Abstract

How do we locate values education in a wider social, cultural, and political milieu? What designated or latent mechanisms, ideologies, and aspirations feed into the values education perspective? In this chapter an argument is made for positioning the concept of well-being as a central construct that shapes many of the assumptions that underpin values education. Indeed, more strongly, it is suggested that for values education to have any conceptual integrity or operational veracity it necessarily requires a formal engagement with the strictures of well-being as a multidimensional configuration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringer International Handbooks of Education
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages905-922
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9783031244209
ISBN (Print)9783031244193
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 22 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameSpringer International Handbooks of Education
VolumePart F1708
ISSN (Print)2197-1951
ISSN (Electronic)2197-196X

Keywords

  • Mental states
  • Mitsein
  • Preference satisfaction
  • Social well-being
  • Values education

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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