Publication Cover
The Journal of Positive Psychology
Dedicated to furthering research and promoting good practice
Latest Articles
311
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Developing guidelines for program design, practice, and research toward a positive and well-being education practice

, , , &
Received 19 Dec 2023, Accepted 14 Mar 2024, Published online: 12 May 2024

References

  • Campbell, D. T., Stanley, J. C., & Gage, N. L. (1963). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. Houghton, Mifflin and Company.
  • CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning). (2013). 2013 Casel Guide. Effective social and emotional learning programs: Preschool and elementary school edition.
  • Ciarrochi, J., Atkins, P. W. B., Hayes, L. L., Sahdra, B. K., & Parker, P. (2016). Contextual positive psychology: Policy recommendations for implementing positive psychology into schools. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1561. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01561
  • Cook, T. D., & Campbell, D. T. (1979). Quasi-experimentation: Design and analysis issues for field settings. Houghton Mifflin.
  • Glasgow, R. E., Lichenstein, E., & Marcus, A. C. (2003). Why don’t we see more translation of health promotion research to practice? Rethinking the efficacy-to-effectiveness transition. American Journal of Public Health, 93(8), 1261–1267. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1261
  • Glasgow, R. E., Vogt, T. M., & Boles, S. M. (1999). Evaluating the public health impact of health promotion interventions: The RE-AIM framework. American Journal of Public Health, 89(9), 1322–1327. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.89.9.1322
  • Green, S. (2014). Positive education: An Australian perspective. In M. J. Furlong, R. Gilman, & E. S. Huebner (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology in schools (2nd ed. pp. 401–415). Routledge.
  • Grenville-Cleave, B. (2013, October 18). Positive education: Making a successful school. Positive Psychology News Daily. http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/bridget-grenville-cleave/2013101827398
  • Hone, L. C., Jarden, A., & Schofield, G. M. (2015). An evaluation of positive psychology intervention effectiveness trials using the re-aim framework: A practice-friendly review. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 10(4), 303–322. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2014.965267
  • International Positive Education Network. (2017). The state of positive education: A review of history, policy, practice, and research. IPEN. https://worldgovernmentsummit.org/api/publications/document/8f647dc4-e97c-6578-b2f8-ff0000a7ddb6
  • International Positive Psychology Association. (2023). [Website]. https://www.ippanetwork.org/
  • Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. (2022). The Jubilee Centre Framework for Character Education in Schools. https://www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Framework-for-Character-Education-2.pdf
  • Kern, M. L., Waters, L. E., Adler, A., & White, M. A. (2015). A multidimensional approach to measuring wellbeing in students: Application of the PERMA framework. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10(3), 262–271. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2014.936962
  • Kumar, P. A., & Mohideen, F. (2021). Strengths-based positive schooling interventions: A scoping review. Contemporary School Psychology, 25(1), 86–98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-019-00260-1
  • Lavy, S. (2020). A review of character strengths interventions in twenty-first-century schools: Their importance and how they can be fostered. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 15(2), 573–596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-018-9700-6
  • Maynard, B., Solis, M., Miller, V., & Brendel, K. (2017). Mindfulness-based interventions for improving cognition, academic achievement, behavior and socio-emotional functioning of primary and secondary students. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 13(1), 1–144. https://campbellcollaboration.org/library/mindfulnessbased-interventions-primary-and-secondary-school-students.html
  • Norrish, J. M., Williams, P., O’Connor, M., & Robinson, J. (2013). An applied framework for positive education. International Journal of Wellbeing, 3(2), 147–161. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v3i2.2
  • Oades, L. G., Robinson, P., Green, S., & Spence, G. B. (2011). Towards a positive university. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 6(6), 432–439. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2011.634828
  • Rose, T., Joe, S., Williams, A., Harris, R., Betz, G., & Stewart-Brown, S. (2017). Measuring mental wellbeing among adolescents: A systematic review of instruments. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 26(9), 2349–2362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0754-0
  • Seligman, M. E. P. (2011). Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and wellbeing. Free Press.
  • Seligman, M. E. P., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An introduction. American Psychologist, 55(1), 5–14. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.5
  • Seligman, M. E. P., Ernst, R. M., Gillham, J., Reivich, K., & Linkins, M. (2009). Positive education: Positive psychology and classroom interventions. Oxford Review of Education, 35(3), 293–311. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054980902934563
  • Slemp, G. R., Chin, T. C., Kern, M. L., Siokou, C., Loton, D., Oades, L. G., Vella-Brodrick, D. A., & Waters, L. (2017). Positive education in Australia: Practice, measurement, and future directions. In E. Fryenberg, A. J. Martin, & R. J. Collie (Eds.), Social and emotional learning in Australia and the Asia Pacific (pp. 101–122). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3394-0_6
  • Waters, L. (2011). A review of school-based positive psychology interventions. The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 28(2), 75–90. https://doi.org/10.1375/aedp.28.2.75
  • Waters, L., & Johnstone, A. (2022). Embedding wellbeing into school: A case study of positive education before and during COVID-19 lockdowns. Journal of School and Educational Psychology, 2(2), 60–77. https://doi.org/10.47602/josep.v2i2.15
  • Waters, L., & Loton, D. (2019). Search: A meta-framework and review of the field of positive education. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 4(1–2), 1–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-019-00017-4
  • Waters, L., & Loton, D. (2021). Tracing the growth, gaps, and characteristics in positive education science: A long-term, large-scale review of the field. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 774967. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.774967
  • White, M. A. (2016). Why won’t it stick? Positive psychology and positive education. Psychology of Wellbeing, 6(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13612-016-0039-1
  • White, M. A. (2023). Integrating wellbeing and learning in schools: Evidence-informed approaches for leaders and teachers. Taylor & Francis.
  • White, M., & Kern, M. L. (2018). Positive education: Learning and teaching for wellbeing and academic mastery. International Journal of Wellbeing, 8(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v8i1.588
  • White, M., & Murray, A. S. (Eds.). (2015). Evidence-based approaches in positive education: Implementing a strategic framework for wellbeing in schools. Springer.
  • White, M. A., Slemp, G. R., & Murray, A. S. (Eds.). (2017). Future directions in wellbeing: Education, organizations and policy. Springer.
  • Zhao, Y., & Hambleton, R. K. (2017). Practical consequences of item response theory model misfit in the context of test equating with mixed-format test data. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 484. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00484

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.