A distinction of two discourses concerning wellbeing

TY - JOUR

T1 - A distinction of two discourses concerning wellbeing

AU - Wistoft, Karen

AU - Qvortrup, Lars

N1 - Peer reviewed Opinion

PY - 2017/8/15

Y1 - 2017/8/15

N2 - The article concerns the current discourses concerning well-being with the point that it is important to make a distinction between a healthcare oriented discourse and a learning oriented discourse. The former defines wellbeing in negative terms and looks at causally oriented aspects of wellbeing and behavioral mental health interventions, while the latter defines wellbeing in positive terms with a focus on wellbeing as the result of learning and with pedagogical interventions that only indirectly can support the individual’s learning activity. The former sees wellbeing as the result of a “wellbeing cure”, while the latter sees wellbeing as the result of wellbeing learning processes.

AB - The article concerns the current discourses concerning well-being with the point that it is important to make a distinction between a healthcare oriented discourse and a learning oriented discourse. The former defines wellbeing in negative terms and looks at causally oriented aspects of wellbeing and behavioral mental health interventions, while the latter defines wellbeing in positive terms with a focus on wellbeing as the result of learning and with pedagogical interventions that only indirectly can support the individual’s learning activity. The former sees wellbeing as the result of a “wellbeing cure”, while the latter sees wellbeing as the result of wellbeing learning processes.

KW - Wellbeing

KW - Discourses

KW - Public Health

KW - Learning

KW - Læring

KW - Sundhedspædagogik

KW - Trivsel

M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

SN - 2379-6383

VL - 6

JO - MOJ Public health

JF - MOJ Public health

IS - 2

ER -