Wellbeing in Higher Education

Marcus A. Henning is an Associate Professor and Post-Graduate Academic Advisor in the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education at the University of Auckland. His research interests include: quality of life, motivation, organizational behaviour, and professional integrity. Christian U. Krägeloh is a Professor in the School of Clinical Sciences at Auckland University of Technology, and a founding member of the New Zealand World Health Organisation Quality of Life Group (NZ WHOQOL Group). His research interests are in psychometrics, outcome measurement, as well as conceptual and philosophical issues in psychology, especially regarding the concept of mindfulness. Fiona Moir is a Senior Lecturer in The Department of General Practice and Pastoral Care Chair in the Medical Programme at The University of Auckland. She has developed a wellbeing curriculum and support pathways in the medical programme and wider university. Her research interests are practitioner and student wellbeing, mindfulness, communication skills, and mental health. Yan Chen is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education at the University of Auckland. Her research interests lie on the intercept between culture and cognition, with a particular focus on identity, narratives, and individual wellbeing. Craig S. Webster is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is a psychologist, with interests in human factors, mental models, teamwork functioning, patient safety, and mindfulness.

1. Notions of Mind and Body 2. Physiological and Clinical Aspects of Mind and Body 3. Wellbeing and Higher Education 4. Mind-Body Interventions and the Higher Education Context 5. The Cost-Effectiveness of Mind-Body Wellbeing Initiatives with Implications for Higher Education 6. Mind and body potentialities for enhancing wellbeing in higher education: Concluding comments