Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) Capstone Projects
Document Type
Other
Date of this Version
8-1-2011
Abstract
Positive education, or teaching the skills of well-being through direct instruction and the curriculum, aims to teach children the skills to build resilience, capitalize on strengths and systematically build the pillars for a flourishing life. Positive education can succeed amidst a supportive school environment and well-equipped teachers that inculcate the right values and character. Given that school-going children spend more than fifty percent of their time in school, it is thus imperative that teachers be trained with the skills of well-being. This paper provides an introduction to positive psychology (the foundation for positive education), describes the need for positive education in Singapore schools and proposes a workshop to equip secondary/high-school teachers with the skills and knowledge of resilience, character strengths and a flourishing life – the elements of which are summarized as PERMA (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning & achievement) (Seligman, 2011).
Keywords
positive education, resilience, strengths, positive emotions, engagement, meaning, achievement
Included in
Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, Other Psychology Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons
Date Posted: 03 May 2012
This document has been peer reviewed.