Positive Education 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology 2019

• Promoting Students’ Subjective Well-Being in Comprehensive School-Based Mental Health Services - Shannon M Suldo

Practice

Over the past decade, there has been a greater emphasis on the role wellbeing plays in education while the majority of advances have been made with students. This symposium will report on three studies focusing on teachers' and students' wellbeing in Australia, Canada and rural China.  While teaching is universally recognised as one of the most rewarding professions and collective teacher efficacy is widely recognised as the key in-school factor influencing student achievement policymakers are confronted with estimates of up to 52 per cent of newly qualified teachers leaving the profession within the first five years of employment. This is despite the completion rate of initial teacher education is similar to other courses. Internationally teachers are being challenged by the rise of the fourth education revolution (artificial intelligence), declining student achievement, increased regulation, testing and accountability. Issues of teacher emotional burnout and mental health abound. Similarly, issues of student wellbeing are on the rise with teachers and schools being asked to do more. Both teacher and student wellbeing are important factors in creating safe and supportive learning environments, successful engagement, belonging and achievement

• Teacher Wellbeing In Rural China: Under Two Angles Of Positive Psychology - Bo Cui
• Wellbeing: The Nexus For Student And Teacher Achievement And Happiness - Faye McCallum
• Learning and Teaching for Wellbeing and Academic Mastery - Mathew White

Science

• Just Another Dot On The Map? A Qualitative Investigation Of The Functional Roles Of Mentors In Higher Education - Veronica Fruiht
• Strength, Happiness And Compassion - Enhancing Child Wellbeing Through An Extensive Positive Psychology Intervention - Ase Fagerlund
• Improving The Wellbeing And Resilience Of Over 1,000 Disengaged And Disadvantaged Young People: Evidence And Methodological Insight From A 3 Year Project. - Gabrielle Kelly
• Are Undergraduates Seeking PERMA In Their College Courses - Rob Kallmeyer
• Linking  Optimistic Attributional Style to Academic Performance:  Meta-analysis  Shows That  Attributions of ­­­Positive Events Matter Most - Tamara O. Gordeeva

Practice

• Using Positive Psychology Interventions To Design A Key Stage 3 Programme For Schools As A Preventive Strategy For Mental Health Promotion - Gilda C Scarfe

• Changing Minds, Changing Hearts - Abdulla AlKaram

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• Positive Psychology in China - Yukun Zhao
• Building Flourishing Schools: Measurement, Assessment And Evaluation For Student Wellbeing - Mathew White

Practice

• If Camp Counselors Can Teach It… A Camp Director’s Insights Into Rapid-Training Positive Psychology Initiatives - Ken Schainman

Science

• Using Positive Psychology Theory And Research To Design And Evaluate Interventions - Stewart I Donaldson

• Wellbeing at Higher Education, The Tecmilenio´s Journey - Hector Escamilla
• George Mason University Evolving As A Model Well-Being University - Nance Lucas
• Transforming The Institution Through Positive Education - Pooja Anand
• How is the University of Melbourne Becoming a Positive University? - Lindsay Oades

International Perspectives on Positive Education

Positive education has evolved rapidly over the past decade. Educators wrestle with practical approaches to implement the science of positive psychology within the complexities of schools and classrooms. Exciting innovations are occurring worldwide. Spotlighting some of the rising star researchers, educators, and practitioners in this area, representatives from China, the UK, South Africa, Singapore, and Denmark will share their perspectives on positive education - including what it means, how it's implemented, and the impact it is having in their local contexts. This session provides an ongoing dialogue - begun at the IPPA World Congress 2017 - of how to best integrate positive psychology with education to create sustainable positive change across educational communities worldwide. 

Panel Members: Guang Zeng (China), Frederika Roberts (UK), Sean Abrahams (South Africa), Shaen Yeo (Singapore), and Louise Tidman (Denmark)

Practice

• To What Extent Do Public And Independent Schools Need To Approach Positive Education Differently? - Dianne Vella-Brodrick
• What Is The Place Of Mindfulness And Contemplative Practices In Learning And Teaching? - Narelle S Lemon

Practice

• Positive Education in Practice – harnessing technology to conquer implementation barriers of cost and time. - Jacqui Francis
• The Effectiveness Of Motivational Interviewing To Support Plasma Glucose Control. In Type 2 Diabetes Patients   Study At General Hospitals In 5 Provinces Of Thailand - Terdsak Detkong
• Positive Education And The New Prosperity: Analysing Young People’s Conceptions Of Prosperity And Success.   - Kylie Trask-Kerr
• Are Positive Psychology Interventions Effective For High-Achieving And Low-Achieving Students? - Imelda Caleon
• Assessing Wellbeing in Education: Determining Value Added at Taipei European School - Sonya Papps

Practice

• Strengths-Based Resilience: An Intervention to Cultivate Resilience with Culturally Diverse Students  - Tayyab Rashid

SCIENCE

• What’s New In Positive Education? Showcasing The Growth, Impact And Innovations Of The Field.  - Lea Waters
• Tracing The Growth Of Positive Education: Examining The Scope, Scale And Focus Of Positive Education Research Over Several Decades In Fifteen Key Journals - Daniel J Loton
• Trauma Informed Positive Education: Helping teachers find meaning in trauma contexts - Tom Brunzell
• Connectedness Mindset - Anne Johnstone
• Flourishing Classrooms - Laura Allison

Practice

• Developing, Implementing And Sustaining A Whole School Approach To Positive Education   - Rhiannon McGee
• Positive Education The Rationale For And Examples Of A Whole School Approach - Frederika Roberts
• Pioneer Work Of Luxemburgish School Psychologist Bringing Positive Education Into A Secondary School - An Action-Research Used By Ministry To Set Directions For Further Developments - Claire Russon
• Character In The UK Classroom: Examples Of When It Has Worked, When It Hasn't, And Stumbling Blocks To Understanding Character - Elizabeth Wright

Practice

• Enhancing Student Wellbeing through Strengthening Head, Heart and Humanity - Scott Cowie
• Inspiring Flourishing Lives To Transform The Globe - Hanna Redpath Kidd and Ed Kidd
• Placing Wellbeing At The Heart Of Learning: Defining Purpose, Securing Support, And Making The Case For Adopting Posed As The Foundational Pedagogy In Schools - Katrina Samson
• Teaching Students to THRIVE, Now and For a Lifetime - Kirsten Johnston

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• Wellbeing Literacy: How we Use Language to Intentionally Improve Wellbeing - Corina Ozturk

Practice

• Positively And Balanced Cultivation Positive Education - Anna Han
• Why Schools Should Be Places Of Risk & Adventure - Mike Buchanan

Science

• A Qualitative Study On Postgraduate Student’s Well-Being - Laura Weiss
• Study Assessing The Well-Being Of Secondary School Educators   - Kleinjan Redelinghuys
• Challenges When Investigating Patterns Of Risk And Resilience Among Disadvantaged Township Youths - Angelique AC van Rensburg

Practice

• How Do You Know Your Positive Interventions Work In Educational Settings? Helpful Strategies From Experts In Evaluation Science - Yaqiong Wang and Daniela Gonzalez

Practice

• Deep Human – How To Stay Relevant In The Age Of Disruption, AI, And The Fourth Industrial Revolution - Greg Lim-Lange

• Placing Students' Well-Being At The Heart Of School Improvement - Anat Shoshani

Science & Practice

• Employing Technology to Support Indigenous University Students - Robert N Brockman
• Transforming Indigenous Boys’ Lives - Anthony Dillon
• The Multidimensionality of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Students’ Wellbeing - Anthony Dillon
• Drivers of Indigenous Professionals’ Socio-Economic Wellbeing - Robert Brockman

Practice

• The Battle against Boredom in Schools - Mette Marie Ledertoug

Practice

• SET Framework Initiative For Whole School Wellbeing In Singapore - Shaen Yeo
• Building Student Wellbeing And Community Connection: A Day In The Life Of A Strengths-Based Low-SES Outback School: - Vicki Bourne-Fallon
• ‘Embedding And Spreading’ Wellbeing:  Responsive Wellbeing Culture Change - Denise Quinlan
• The Application Of Whole School Positive Education In Hong Kong Primary School  - Sylvia YC Kwok