ERIC Number: EJ974206
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-5748
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The Meaning of Academic Life
Hagedorn, Linda Serra
Review of Higher Education, v35 n3 p485-512 Spr 2012
This address reports the findings of a survey of higher education colleagues on the degree of happiness associated with personal definitions of "meaning of life" and "purpose in life." Using a unique sliding scale, the survey draws items from the Oxford Happiness Project among other sources and began with all ASHE members (N = 1,904) with a final response rate of 38%. The highest-scoring responses were "serving others" and having meaningful relationships. Responses from graduate students and emeriti faculty/administrators showed particularly interesting patterns. The article includes the original survey so that those who did not participate initially can still take the survey and calculate their own ratings. (Contains 5 figures, 17 tables, and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teacher Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Surveys, College Faculty, Administrators, Attitude Measures, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Administrator Characteristics, College Administration, Age Differences, Questionnaires, Gender Differences, Family Structure, Employment Level
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Purpose in Life Test
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