Sustainable development and happiness : a perspective from Bhutanese schools

Ahonen, Päivi; Jeronen, Eila; Korkeamäki, Riitta-Liisa (2023-08-04)
 
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Ahonen, Päivi
Jeronen, Eila
Korkeamäki, Riitta-Liisa
Springer Nature
04.08.2023

Ahonen, P., Jeronen, E., Korkeamäki, RL. (2023). Sustainable Development and Happiness: A Perspective from Bhutanese Schools. In: Chetri, S., Dutta, T., Mandal, M.K., Patnaik, P. (eds) Understanding Happiness. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3493-5_19

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Abstract

The article provides the background on how education for sustainable development is connected with education practices of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness (GNH) development policy. Teaching in Bhutan focuses on values representing GNH philosophy: bravery, honesty, compassion, respect, moral principles, and global citizenship. Students answered questions and drew pictures describing “what kind of life is good life” and “what makes Bhutanese people happy.” Bhutanese teachers are trained to incorporate the GNH development into the teaching of all subjects. Educating for GNH Training Manual guides teachers to include value education into different subjects covering a broader learning environment, critical thinking, and media literacy.

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