Ecclestone, K. and Rawdin, C. (2016) Reinforcing the ‘diminished’ subject? The implications of the ‘vulnerability zeitgeist’ for well-being in educational settings. Cambridge Journal of Education, 46 (3). pp. 377-393. ISSN 0305-764X
Abstract
Pessimistic discourses about crises in youth and children's well-being, mental health and vulnerability permeate English educational policy and practice. These generate vague and slippery elisions of wellbeing and mental health, and the related rise of an ad hoc, confusing market of psycho-emotional interventions promoted by new types of 'pay-experts'. Revisiting earlier arguments that these developments depict a ‘diminished’ human subject, we propose that the incoherent state of policy, much research and practice in this area warrants robust challenge and critique. In particular, more precision about key concepts of social and emotional learning, mental health and wellbeing, a reining in of universal programmes, and serious interest in the types of curriculum that can offer richer, more meaningful alternatives to developing wellbeing in educational settings.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Cambridge Journal of Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Vulnerability; mental health; psy-experts; subjectivity |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Education (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2016 15:16 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2017 08:40 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2015.1120707 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/0305764X.2015.1120707 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96732 |