PaTHES Webinar: Rethinking Emotions in Higher Education

Many might assume that emotional education is not a central part of education. If it is relevant, it would seem most relevant in early years (i.e., early childhood education) rather than in higher education. In this webinar, Liz Jackson challenges this assumption. Jackson begins by reconceptualising emotional education, drawing on her research in this area. She considers two contexts where emotions remain relevant in higher education: in assessment and in doctoral supervision. As Jackson spells out, higher education remains a vital domain for ongoing emotional education. It is not merely (or necessarily) the case that higher education should serve to enhance student emotional self-regulation in line with positive psychology and ‘academic emotions’ approaches. Instead, students see themselves, their worth, and their relations with others in emotionally charged ways through an array of higher education practices. This seminar can be informative for theorising emotions in higher education as well as for rethinking higher education practice.