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The Politics of Wellbeing ‘Therapeutic Entrepreneurialism’ and the Undermining of Expertise and Evidence in the Education Politics of Wellbeing

The Politics of Wellbeing : ‘Therapeutic Entrepreneurialism’ and the Undermining of Expertise and... [Enthusiastic policy rhetoric and academic activity around ‘wellbeing’ obscure the ways in which particular meanings gain traction in a particular political and socio-cultural context. Focusing on three educational policy texts, this chapter explores the ways in which the policy trajectory from text to practice is dominated by a narrow interpretation of wellbeing-as-mental health/character that generates ‘therapeutic entrepreneurialism’Therapeutic entrepreneurialism/entrepreneurs. I argue that these developments produce, and are fuelled by, dubious claims makers, evidence and expertise, and generate a powerful, self-referential consensus for a psycho-emotional, skills-based approach that marginalises richer philosophical, sociological and historical understandings of wellbeing. I conclude with some thoughts on what educationally-meaningful approaches to developing wellbeing might comprise] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Politics of Wellbeing ‘Therapeutic Entrepreneurialism’ and the Undermining of Expertise and Evidence in the Education Politics of Wellbeing

Part of the Wellbeing in Politics and Policy Book Series
Editors: Bache, Ian; Scott, Karen
Ecclestone, Kathyrn
The Politics of Wellbeing — Jul 5, 2018
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-58393-8
Pages
225 –252
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-58394-5_10
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Abstract

[Enthusiastic policy rhetoric and academic activity around ‘wellbeing’ obscure the ways in which particular meanings gain traction in a particular political and socio-cultural context. Focusing on three educational policy texts, this chapter explores the ways in which the policy trajectory from text to practice is dominated by a narrow interpretation of wellbeing-as-mental health/character that generates ‘therapeutic entrepreneurialism’Therapeutic entrepreneurialism/entrepreneurs. I argue that these developments produce, and are fuelled by, dubious claims makers, evidence and expertise, and generate a powerful, self-referential consensus for a psycho-emotional, skills-based approach that marginalises richer philosophical, sociological and historical understandings of wellbeing. I conclude with some thoughts on what educationally-meaningful approaches to developing wellbeing might comprise]

Published: Jul 5, 2018

Keywords: Skills-based Approach; Policy Texts; Social And Emotional Aspects Of Learning (SEAL); All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG); Mental healthMental Health

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