Well-being of Educators: A Functionalist Perspective

Well-being is closely related to health issues and thus has attracted a lot of research. As a member of society, the well-being of educators has been a common target of the study. Nonetheless, the well-being of educators has always been perceived from an individual perspective. From a macro perspective, well-being is relevant to functionalism and can be further linked with manipulating an individual body. Nonetheless, studies connecting well-being with these two areas are inadequate, especially in the context of educators. Therefore, this theoretical article aimed to bridge the academic gap by examining the relationship between well-being, functionalism, and control. This article argued that members of society, including educators, are inclined to be unconsciously manipulated by well-being. While educators at all educational levels should be alert of the impacts of their well-being on students, this article also urged them to recognize more on the importance of pursuing well-being at an appropriate level and show more concern toward others' well-being.

關鍵字

well-being ； functionalism ； body manipulation ； control

並列摘要

由於幸福感與健康有緊密的關係，不少相關研究應運而生。身為社會一員，教育工作者的幸福感自然成為研究對象之一，而大多數有關教育工作者幸福感的研究只是從個人層面開展。宏觀而言，幸福感與功能主義和操控個人身體是相連繫的。然而，從這兩方面落墨，並且專注於教育工作者幸福感的相關研究並不足夠。有鑑於此，本理論文章旨在透過精簡分析「幸福感」、「功能主義」和「控制」三者的關係，期望縮窄此學術上的缺口。本文指出，包括教育工作者在內的社會各員均傾向被幸福感無意操控。除了各教育層面的工作者均需要對由自身幸福感所產生對學生的影響保持警醒外，本文還認為他們要更認識恰當地追求幸福感的重要性，並更關顧別人的幸福感。

並列關鍵字

幸福感；功能主義；操控身體；控制

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