{{unknown}}Conceptualising and Measuring Hospitality in Relation to Wellbeing in Kenya: Is Hospitality a Character Strength?
 

Sahaya G. Selvam,
Joyce Wanjiru Kiige &
Jeketule Soko

Part of the Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology book series (CAPP,volume 16)
 
ABSTRACT
Hospitality is recognised as a salient value across most cultures, including in Africa. Yet, empirical research is narrowly focused on the hospitality industry. Psychological studies on hospitality are lacking. Therefore, the present research, consisting of three studies, explored hospitality within the theoretical framework of character strengths and wellbeing. Study 1 examined the perception of hospitality among several ethnic groups in Kenya and identified dimensions that define hospitality: spending time with guests, enjoying their presence, having long conversations, not being disturbed when guests arrive unannounced, welcoming them in one’s residence, providing good food, making sacrifices to make them feel at home, and providing comfortable accommodation. Based on the qualitative data, in Study 2, a […]

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{{unknown}}A recently published book by Springer, The International Handbook of Positive Psychology, has a chapter on Positive Psychology in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of the chapter, Selvam’s contribution to positive psychology has been extensively reviewed.
Wilson Fadiji, A., & Wissing, M. P. (2022). Positive Psychology in Sub-Saharan Africa. In The International Handbook of Positive Psychology (pp. 307-354). Springer, Cham.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-57354-6
 

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Learning to Live Together: Achieving the Spirit of Fratelli Tutti through Service Learning
Abstract
In what is known as the “Delors Document of 1996,” UNESCO proposed four pillars of education in the 21st Century: Learning to know, learning to do, learning to be, and learning to live together. The aim of this chapter is to examine the similarity between the UNESCO document’s pillar of “learning to live together” and the spirit of Fratelli Tutti in building fraternity and social friendship among young people. Further, the chapter proposes “Service Learning” as a methodology of achieving the aims of UNESCO and Fratelli Tutti in the context of formal education.
The aim of the chapter is realised in three major sections and a strong conclusion. The three sections follow an adapted model of the pastoral cycle of […]

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