Research & Evidence

By Tom Brunzell, Helen Stokes, & Lea Waters One of the research projects currently being undertaken at the Centre of Positive Psychology and the Youth Research Centre at the University Melbourne is investigating how to bring Positive Education to students affected by trauma. This is important given that recent statistics in the USA report that […]

By Dr. Ilona Boniwell When asked to explain what positive education is all about, I would usually describe its objectives as the development of skills of well-being, resilience and optimal functioning in children, teenagers and students, as well as parents, teachers and, more generally, educational institutions. Instead of utilising a trouble-shooting approach, still widespread when […]

By James O’Shaughnessy and Emily Larson The new International Positive Education Network is encouraging a shift in education priorities. But what does this mean in practice? James O’Shaughnessy and Emily Larson explain. “Work hard, be nice” No phrase more succinctly captures the idea behind positive education than KIPP Schools famous motto. Its power comes from expressing something that every […]