Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51393#.VGlXo2fHRK0 Author(s) Gaël Brulé , Ruut Veenhoven Affiliation(s) EHERO, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands . ABSTRACT Average happiness differs considerably across nations. Much of this difference is in societal development, but average happiness differs also among developed nations. Much of that latter difference seems to be due to cultural factors and education is a main carrier of these. In that context we explored the effect of teaching styles on happiness. In a first study on the general public in 37 developed nations we found that people feel happier in the nations where participatory ...
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