Positive Education
the geelong grammar school journey
$109.80
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
6 May 2015
Summary
Positive Education: A School’s Journey to Wellbeing
As part of the Oxford Series in Positive Psychology, this book tells the story of one school’s development of a more holistic approach to education, one with student wellbeing at its heart.
Balancing academic findings from the thriving field of Positive Psychology, whilst exploring the adaptation of this science into an innovative radical new approach to teaching called Positive Education, it provides an explanation of the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198702580 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198702582 |
| Author: | Jacolyn M. Norrish |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 610g |
| Dimensions: | 245mm x 173mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Oxford Positive Psychology Series |
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About The Author
Jacolyn M. Norrish
Dr. Jacolyn Norrish is passionate about mental health promotion and prevention and views schools as one of the most powerful avenues for building flourishing communities. Jacolyn’s PhD involved developing and testing a Positive Education program for Australian adolescents that explored concepts such as hope, kindness, meaning, character strengths, and gratitude. Jacolyn has worked with a range of schools and organizations in their application of evidence-based wellbeing initiatives, including Geelong Grammar School, Berry Street School, and the AFL Players’ Association. Her interests include mindfulness, acceptance commitment therapy, compassion, and altruism. She has taught wellbeing and Positive Psychology across the Psychology, Medicine, and Business faculties of Monash University.
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