Meaningfulness, Satisfaction and Happiness (MESH) in Education
Track
Non-research Project / About SoTL
Abstract
According to a recent study, 72% of US educators believe that college graduates are well prepared for work life while 42% of employers agree the same. We present preliminary results from ongoing Scholarship of Community Engagement/Teaching and Learning projects at North Carolina State University (NCSU) on the role of meaningfulness, satisfaction and happiness in education. We discuss case studies of three interdisciplinary projects that have been recently initiated: (1) a science course connecting university level education with teachings at local elementary, middle and high schools, (2) an arts/science collaboration promoting artists to be inspired by results of state-of-the-art scientific research while providing scientists new ways to illustrate and demonstrate their results to the public, (3) a program connecting science and business education with industry expectations. One theme unites all of these diverse projects: their mission is to promote people to become positive contributors to their society.
Session Format
Poster Session
Location
Room 113
Recommended Citation
Vaananen, Daavid J., "Meaningfulness, Satisfaction and Happiness (MESH) in Education" (2016). SoTL Commons Conference. 71.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2016/71
Meaningfulness, Satisfaction and Happiness (MESH) in Education
Room 113
According to a recent study, 72% of US educators believe that college graduates are well prepared for work life while 42% of employers agree the same. We present preliminary results from ongoing Scholarship of Community Engagement/Teaching and Learning projects at North Carolina State University (NCSU) on the role of meaningfulness, satisfaction and happiness in education. We discuss case studies of three interdisciplinary projects that have been recently initiated: (1) a science course connecting university level education with teachings at local elementary, middle and high schools, (2) an arts/science collaboration promoting artists to be inspired by results of state-of-the-art scientific research while providing scientists new ways to illustrate and demonstrate their results to the public, (3) a program connecting science and business education with industry expectations. One theme unites all of these diverse projects: their mission is to promote people to become positive contributors to their society.
