Positive education: the use of self-study research methodology to assess its place in higher education settings

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Carroll, Jeanne, Cacciattolo, Marcelle and McKenna, Tarquam (2012) Positive education: the use of self-study research methodology to assess its place in higher education settings. In: Critical Qualitative Research Reader. Steinberg, Shirley R and Cannella, Gaile Sloan, eds. Peter Lang, New York, pp. 512-523.

Abstract

This chapter had its genesis in the chance coming together of three colleagues who discovered they shared a common interest and commitment to the emerging theories of positive psychology. From this seed of personal and common interest grew our collaboration and the presently reported ongoing research project to explore the potential of positive psychology theories to alter our teaching and learning practices. This is a shared collaborative reflection and deliberates on the ongoing research process for Jeanne, Marcelle and Tarquam, who are the team of three university "teacher researchers", "teachers-as-researchers" or "researchers-as-teachers" in Melbourne, Australia. These three turns of phrase are deliberately presented here as interchangeable and will be shown to be central to the definition of our scholarly practice.

Item type Book Section
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/23831
ISBN 9781433112331 (hardback) 9781433106880 (paperback) 9781453905586 (online)
Subjects Historical > FOR Classification > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education
Historical > FOR Classification > 1701 Psychology
Historical > SEO Classification > 9302 Teaching and Instruction
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > College of Education
Keywords ResPubID25993, character strengths, teaching, learning, mindfulness, academics, relationships, Jeanne Carroll, Marcelle Cacciattolo, Tarquam McKenna, Melbourne
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