Bücher der Reihe Wellbeing and Self-care in Higher Education

In this edited collection written by those working in higher education for those working in higher education, authors navigate how they find meaning in academia as they create a place for self-care and wellbeing.

In this edited collection written by those working in higher education for those working in higher education, authors navigate how they find meaning in academia as they create a place for self-care and wellbeing.

In this edited collection, authors navigate how they view relationships as a crucial part of their wellbeing and acts of self-care, exploring the "I", "We" and "Us" at the centre of self-care and wellbeing embodiment.

In this edited collection, authors navigate how they view relationships as a crucial part of their wellbeing and acts of self-care, exploring the "I", "We" and "Us" at the centre of self-care and wellbeing embodiment.

Presenting a collective international story, this book demonstrates the importance of compassion as an act of self-care in the face of change and disruption, providing guidance on how to cope under trying conditions in higher education settings.Practising Compassion in Higher Education presents an opportunity to learn through story and by taking proactive action for our wellbeing. It highlights the need to protect and maintain the wellbeing of staff and students, positioning the COVID-19 pandemic as a major catalyst of disruption. The chapters connect theory with lived experience, exploring self-compassion in work and research, compassion in teaching practice and within the personal/professional blur. The book's contributors bring a range of theoretical and personal perspectives from various global contexts, sharing their own approaches to self-care and how compassion has become a central and crucial element of this practice.This book takes a unique approach to navigating and surviving the higher education environment and offers valuable lessons for the pandemic era and beyond. This will be an essential resource for students and professionals working in all areas of higher education.

Through a lens of self-care and wellbeing, this book shares stories of struggle and success from a diverse range of women in academia.Each story highlights how these women mitigated and overcame various barriers as part of their academic trajectory and provides practical strategies for maintaining self-care and wellbeing. Taken from lived experience, the autoethnographic narrative approach provides a deeper, personal understanding of the obstacles faced by women throughout an academic career and guidance on how these might be navigated in a way that avoids self-sacrificing.This collection goes further to illustrate the ways that higher education institutions can be more accommodating of the needs of women.