Emotions - (Philosophy of Education in Practice) by Liz Jackson (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Schools and other forms of education and have significant impacts on people's views about emotions and emotional experiences. It shows how we often take it for granted that certain emotions, such as happiness, are 'positive', while others are 'negative' and how personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, and race, can make an unfair difference when it comes to what emotions are expected or accepted. Written in an accessible format, the book encourages broad reflection on what emotions are and why they matter, in relation to the aims of education, what it means to be a good person, and equality and social justice"--

Book Synopsis

Schools and other forms of education have significant impacts on people's views about emotions and emotional experiences. This book helps students and educators to better understand emotions and their significance in social life and in education. It shows how we often take it for granted that certain emotions, such as happiness, are 'positive', while others are 'negative' and how personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, and race, can make an unfair difference when it comes to what emotions are expected or accepted. It also focuses on how emotions are understood as functional and as moral by different theoretical traditions, from psychology to philosophy. Written in an accessible format, the book encourages broad reflection on what emotions are and why they matter, in relation to the aims of education, what it means to be a good person, and equality and social justice.

Review Quotes

"[Emotions] serves as a crucial reminder that emotions shape the educational experience and contribute to moral development, advocating for an approach that recognizes their significance in fostering a just society. An essential read for those interested in education and emotional intelligence. Highly recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty." --CHOICE

"Even when educators figured emotions into theory/practice, feelings were too often assumed to be one's own, independent of social context and interpersonal interaction. Liz Jackson's Emotions skewers that assumption - from a crosscultural perspective - and encourages us to refigure the emotional dimensions of educational experience. Both timely and well-argued!" --Barbara S. Stengel, Vanderbilt University, USA

"In this short and highly accessible book, Jackson takes us on a whistle-stop tour to critically examine the particulars of educating emotions. This book will be of interest to anyone who wants to know more about the educational benefits of a more rounded understanding of compassion, empathy, kindness, resilience and mindfulness, as they are cashed out in learner settings." --Gerry Dunne, Marino Institute of Education, Ireland

About the Author

Liz Jackson is Professor of International Education at the Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. She is the immediate past president of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia and the former director of the Comparative Education Research Centre at the University of Hong Kong. She is the author of Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotions (2020) and Founder of the ViEW Platform (Virtues in Education East and West).