Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Society

Speaker: Liz Jackson

12 March 2025: UK 7-8am– CET 8-9am – Hong Kong 3-4pm – Sydney 6-7pm – NZ 8- 9pm

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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.

Speaker bio:

Liz Jackson is Professor of Education and Assistant Dean (Research) at the University of Hong Kong. She is a Past President and Fellow of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia and the Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory. She is also the President of the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong and a former Director of the Comparative Education Research Centre at the University of Hong Kong. Her latest texts include Emotions: Philosophy of Education in Practice (Bloomsbury, 2024), Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotions (Cambridge University Press, 2021), and Questioning Allegiance: Resituating Civic Education (Routledge, 2019). Originally from the US, Jackson has worked in South Africa, the UAE, and HK, where she has spent the last 12 years. She has received several international research awards and published over 200 academic books, journal articles, and book chapters.