Education and Happiness

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This paper first presents the author's research plan to use several different factors, such as the living and working conditions of the uneducated poor, to discover the effect of education on job satisfaction and personal happiness. Next, the author reviews five sources, which she feels indicates that education is directly related to higher levels of happiness and job satisfaction, primarily through the provision of greater personal opportunities. The reason for this conclusion, the paper states, is that people with higher levels of education can make decisions that cater to their personalities and desires; whereas, people without education do not have this option.

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My Research Question
Learning To Be Happy: Education as Prerequisite for Happiness
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From the Paper:

"For instance, she documents a case where she and a Wal-Mart co-worker, Alyssa, attempt to negotiate a lower price on clearance priced, stained shirt. Once they realize they cannot afford the shirt, the conversation turns into the frustration of a lack of choices, the inability to even purchase a discounted item from one's place of employment. The uneducated Alyssa, in this case, did not have choices that allowed her to have job satisfaction or personal happiness."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed. New York: Holt Paperbacks, 2002.
• Gamoran, Adam. Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap. Washington D.C.: Brookings Institute Press, 2007.
• Gerdtham, Ulf-G and Magnus Johannesson. "The relationship between happiness, health, and socio-economic factors: results based on Swedish microdata." Journal of Socio-Economics. 30.6 (2001): 553-557.
• Noddings, Nel. Happiness and Education. Cambridge: University of Cambridge, 2003.
• Vollmann, William T. Poor People. New York: Harper Collins, 2007.

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