Employing Humanistic Teaching Approaches to Promote Student Wellbeing in Higher Education

Intercultural Competence: Higher Education Internationalisation at the Crossroads of Neoliberal, Cultural and Religious Social Imaginaries

“…Firstly, within discussions of humanistic education, one finds various repeating characteristics, all focused on student-centred holistic development-these include respect, trust, compassion (Chong et al 2022) and a promotion of self-awareness and self-belief; student wellbeing; mental resilience (Chong et al 2022), a democratic learning environment (Aloni 2011) and rigorous critical thought; imagination; evaluating historical narratives (Nussbaum 2010) and rationality; autonomy; empowerment; an openness to diversity cultures; views; individuality, etc. (Norvilien ė 2014) and a plurality of views; and interconnectedness with others (Suransky 2017).…”

“…These include, for example, studentcentred learning where students are encouraged to take an active role in their education, participate in discussions and collaborate with peers (Tulasi and Rao 2021). There is also a strong focus on holistic development (Miseliunaite et al 2022;Chong et al 2022) as students are developed intellectually, emotionally, socially and morally. Humanistic education recognizes that education should go beyond academic knowledge and skills, and should also nurture students' personal growth, empathy, self-awareness and interpersonal skills.…”