Seeking the 'Magis': A Pathway to Enhancing Civility in Higher Education

Authors

Monica Kennison, Susan V. Clayton Nursing Chair and Professor, Berea CollegeFollow
Laura C. Dzurec, Dean, School of Nursing, Widener UniversityFollow
Ann Cary, Dean and Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri - Kansas CityFollow
David Dzurec, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of ScrantonFollow

Document Type

Scholarship

Abstract

Despite growing international attention to the negative and long-term consequences of workplace bullying, it continues to expand in settings worldwide. Published literature highlights the troubling influence of bullying on well-being and productivity not only of targeted victims but also, bystanders and workplaces as wholes. A paucity of research addresses effective workplace bullying interventions. This paper describes the utility of the Jesuit notion of the magis in building an academic culture that can anticipate and forestall workplace bullying behaviors and that can serve to structure interventions in cases where bullying behaviors actually get a foothold.

Recommended Citation

Kennison, Monica; Dzurec, Laura C.; Cary, Ann; and Dzurec, David. "Seeking the 'Magis': A Pathway to Enhancing Civility in Higher Education." Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal Vol. 4: No. 1 (2015) . Available at: https://epublications.regis.edu/jhe/vol4/iss1/12