The challenge of boredom in education
Kevin Hood Gary’s Why Boredom Matters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11952893 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Campbell F Scribner (0000-0002-0562-5910, College of Education, University of Maryland , College Park, 2311 Benjamin Building, 3942 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740 , United States, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 582-589 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8249 • E-ISSN: 1467-9752 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jopedu/qhae018 |
| OpenAlex | W4391993848 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This essay explores the relationship between boredom, leisure, selfhood, and education in Kevin Hood Gary’s book, Why Boredom Matters, paying particular attention to connections between Aristotelian and existentialist approaches to the subject. Following Gary, the essay argues that schools force students to endure boredom or try to stimulate them with distractions, rather than helping them focus on enduring sources of meaning or cultivate stronger senses of self
Boredom · Environmental ethics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Mind wandering and attention · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological and Educational Research Studies · Psychology · Philosophy · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |