The Emerald Handbook of Wellbeing in Higher Education

It is hard to imagine a timelier contribution for leaders in higher education: evidence suggests that campuses are less vital, students are increasingly seeking mental health services, and performance pressures are increasing. This handbook offers promising approaches to revitalizing the human side of higher education and, by drawing from many countries and perspectives, provides a base for thoughtful discussions in the varied contexts that serve the tertiary education sector.

-- Dr. Karen Seashore Louis, Regents Professor Emerita, University of Minnesota

This is a timely volume for thinkers and practitioners of higher education development. Led by two prominent Canadian scholars, the handbook offers a rich collection of empirical studies and theoretical insights on student and educator wellbeing. In the days of growing precarity, the research and reflection on this topic are hugely important for all of us taking care of new generations of learners and citizens.

-- Dr. Anatoly V. Oleksiyenko, Professor of International Higher Education, The Education University of Hong Kong

Thoughtfully curated by two leading experts in human flourishing in organizations, this comprehensive volume presents a thorough examination of the intricate dimensions of well-being within the academic sphere. Its diverse chapters explore critical facets of student, faculty, and leader wellbeing, along with institution-level considerations. The international cadre of contributors, with their distinct perspectives, elevates this work to an indispensable resource for scholars, researchers, and administrators who are intent on advancing their understanding and contributing to the scholarly discourse on fostering wellbeing in higher education.

-- Dr. Lynn Bossetti, Professor, Educational Policy and Leadership, The University of British Columbia

The Emerald Handbook of Wellbeing in Higher Education is an illuminating guide to student, faculty, leader, and system wellbeing. Contributing authors create a fascinating look at the interpersonal nature of thriving and learning in higher education. This collection brims with hope, ideas, and the belief that putting purpose to wellbeing is a cornerstone of the learning community.

-- Dr. Kevin Wood, Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education and the School for Graduate Studies, University of Lethbridge

The Emerald Handbook of Wellbeing in Higher Education is a timely volume that will provide academic leaders ideas on improving wellbeing on their campuses. The book will help to close the scholar-practitioner gap by providing actionable, evidence-based strategies to promote human flourishing on campuses.

-- Dr. Laura Lunsford, Professor, Psychology; Assistant Dean, School of Education and Human Sciences, Campbell University

This is another fine book by the editors that adds to the impressive contributions that they have been making in the field of inquiry into wellbeing in educational settings and contexts. The book is rich on case studies on wellbeing of students and of faculty and on institutional approaches to wellbeing in higher education from around the word. It will be welcomed as a valuable resource to higher education institutions as they work on putting their wellbeing agendas into practice. 

-- Dr. Thomas Falkenberg, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba

In a thorough and well-balanced collection of chapters, Walker and Kutsyuruba have gathered important works focused on wellbeing of students, faculty, leaders, and institutions of higher education across the world. Built upon extensive research conducted in widely diverse settings, the chapters are focused on action, as illustrated by evocative action verbs such as harnessing, savoring, exploring, thriving, flourishing, and advancing. This handbook offers inspiration and motivation for everyone engaged in pursuing wellbeing in higher education.

-- Dr. Ken Brien, Associate Professor, Educational Administration and Leadership, Faculty of Education, University of New Bruns