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POSITIVE EDUCATION for Sustainable Well‐Being

9 May 2014

DR. ILONA BONIWELL

16 September 2013

BACKGROUND & RATIONALE

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INTRODUCING MYSELF

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INTRODUCING MYSELF (AGAIN)

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POSITIVE EDUCATION SUMMIT @ NO 10 (OCT 2013)

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MARTIN SELIGMAN

In two words or less, what do you most want for your children?

And what do the schools teach?

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WHAT DO THE SCHOOLS TEACH?

• Achievement 

• Thinking skills

• Conformity

• Literacy

• Maths

• Discipline

• Success

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WHAT DO WE NEED TO TEACH?

What is the best way to prepare for our kids life?

What challenges are they likely to encounter?

What skills would they need?

How can we teach those skills?

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THE PREVENTION ARGUMENT (Seligman, Gillham, etc)

• Earlier onset

• Academic and interpersonal difficulties

• Smoking, drugs, alcohol and suicide risks

THE FACTS

UK, US and Australia

At any point in time 2% of children aged 11–15 and 11% of youth aged 16–24 suffer a major depressive disorder (UK, US and Australia)

Singapore

Major depressive disorder is the most prominent illness in Singapore. Clinical depression rates at 5.8%. Up to 17% of primary school children are depressed; 22% thought of suicide.

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• Creativity enhancement• Task persistence, multi‐tasking, being systematic 

• Achievement and academic success

• Optimism• Attending to relevant negative information

• Longevity• Less vulnerability to illness• Sociability, trust, helpfulness• Less hostility and self‐centeredness

THE PROMOTION ARGUMENT (Lyubomirsky, Diener, etc)

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THE JOINT ARGUMENT (Layard et al, 2013)

18 JUIN 2013

INTRODUCING POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY & POSITIVE EDUCATION

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WHAT IS POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY?

The science of optimal human functioning, well‐being and human strengths.

Rather than ‘fixing what is wrong’, positive psychology ‘builds what is strong’.

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THE TWO PILLARS OF POSITIVE EDUCATION

RESILIENCE WELL‐BEING

Promotion

Prevention

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CAN RESILIENCE BE TAUGHT?

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WHAT IS RESILIENCE?

Think of times in your life when you have been resilient and try to come up with three different words that define resilience for you.

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ONE POSSIBLE DEFINTION

‘Resilience is an ability to be in control of a way we respond to situations and/or to bounce back from challenges and adversities’.

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SPARK PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION

• Building on the “shoulders of giants”

• Commissioned by a British Local Authority

• Theoretical base – CBT, Positive Psychology and PTG

• Initial sample – four large secondary schools in South East London

• Targeting all year 7 students

• Pilot study sample ‐ 197 pupils in one of the participating schools

• Control group Y7 surveyed one year before post‐assessment of the intervention group

Boniwell & Ryan (2009)

Pluess, Boniwell, Hefferon & Tunariu(in press)

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INTERVENTION DESIGN

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Parrots of perception

Parrot under the spotlight

Parrot on trial – alternatives and 

evidence

My personal aviary

PARROTS OF PERCEPTION

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The Blamer spends its time blaming other people for the situation. It looks rather bullish and puffed up. It often feels angry.

THE BLAMER

He/she is so stupid!

They always do it to me!

It’s all their fault!

They need to think about what they do more carefully 

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The Worrier, not surprisingly, worries about everything! This blue parrot is concerned with the future and how a present situation might play out negatively. At its worst, The Worrier can catastrophise things and experience feelings of anxiety, fear and nervousness.

THE WORRIER

It’s going to affect everything

It’s all going to go wrong

It’s going to be dreadful, awful, terrible 

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HERE’S THE AVIARY...

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BUILDING THE POSITIVE: THE 4 RESILIENCE MUSCLES

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RESULTS – SELF‐EFFICACY

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RESULTS – SELF‐ESTEEM

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RESULTS – LIFE SATISFACTION

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RESULTS ‐ RESILIENCE

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THE CHALLENGE…

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APPLYING RESILIENCE TO YOUNG OFFENDERS: the challenge 

• Police‐led demand

• Older population

• No formal qualifications

• Street‐wise

• Disillusioned 

• Gang culture Boniwell & Tunariu (2011)

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BRAIN

…the way of the BFu

SPARK CHANGED INTO BFU...

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AND PARROTS INTO HOODS...

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EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE FOR GANGS: FACE UP

WHAT ABOUT HAPPINESS?

18 JUIN 2013

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HAPPINESS SKILLS: WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH AND HOW?

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WHAT HAPPINESS IS NOT

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WHAT DO WE TEACH WHEN WE TEACH HAPPINESS?

Positive Self Positive Body Positive Emotions

Positive Mindset

Positive Direction

Positive Relationships

Happy Talk! Image Matters Understanding Emotions

Fixed or Flexible?

Egg Yourself On Tonic or Toxic

Me, Inc. Supersize Me! The Negativity Bias

Hope Nail, Nag, Nudge

Forgiveness

My Strengths Portfolio

Nutrition Quiz Boost your Positive Emotions

Creative Problem Solving

Flow and Engagement

Listening and Empathy

Confident You Mindfulness for Life

Just for Fun Money, Money,Money!

Big Hairy Goals Sweet Trading

My Best Possible Self

Go to bed, Sleepyhead!

Surprising, Spontaneous Savouring!

The Tyranny of Choice

Five Little Pigs Kindness and Gratitude

Strengths Songbook

The Power of Exercise

Mental Time Travelling

Thinking Your Way to Happiness

The Balancing Act

Happinessacross Cultures

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WHAT IS HAPPINESS, ANYWAY?

GENERATING

What does it feel like to be happy?

What are you doing when you feel happy?

ANALYSING

Read through the quotesSummarise the quotes in one or two words on the post‐its

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

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TWO PERSPECTIVES ON HAPPINESS

HEDONIC EUDAIMONIC

FEELING GOOD DOING WELL

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HAPPINESS IS RELATED TO?

Optimism ‐ +

Self esteem ‐ +

Neuroticism ‐ +

Living in a warm climate ‐ +

Old age ‐ +

Youth ‐ +

Money ‐ +

Gender ‐ +

Close friendships ‐ +

Marriage ‐ +

Work ‐ +

Children ‐ +

Sleep ‐ +

Religion ‐ +

Meaning and Purpose ‐ +

Being healthy ‐ +

Education ‐ +

Physical attractiveness ‐ +

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EXAMPLE OF AN EXCERCISE

Set aside 5 minutes each night for the next couple of weeks and write down three things that went well. 

They can be as specific (‘beautiful sunrise’) or generic (‘alive and healthy’) as you want. 

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ACTIVATE STRENGTHS

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Adaptability Communication

Detail Forgiveness

Humility Humour

Love Optimism

Resilience

Self‐control

Social intelligence Strategy Wisdom

Resilience

Adventure Beauty

Creativity

Hard work

Competition

Empathy

Learning Open‐mindedness

Teamwork

Kindness

LeadershipHarmony

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

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THE WELLINGTON COLLEGE & GEELONG GRAMMAR

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POSITIVE EDUCATION SUMMIT @ NO 10 (OCT 2013)

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UNPRECEDENTED FINDINGS FROM BHUTAN (ADLER)

18 secondary schools (~8,000 students) in three representative regions of Bhutan 

Randomly assigned to: GNH Curriculum condition (11 

schools)

Control condition (7 schools)

Statistically significant increases in: Psychological well‐being

Self‐report physical health

Academic achievement (standardized test scores)

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SPARK RESILIENCE IN JAPAN

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FRANCE – THE UNCHARTERED TERRITORY

• “The Byronian curse” – as named by Russell“There's not a joy the world can give like that it takes away,When the glow of early thought declines in feeling's dull decay”

Lord Byron 1788‐1824

• PessimisticThe most pessimistic countries in Europe

• Average happinessPoor ranking, 28th in 2012, according to a Gallup survey

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LIFE SATISFACTION IN FRENCH SCHOOLS

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FEARS

‐Brain programming?

‐Opening Pandora’s box

‐Am I qualified?

‐Excessive individualism and narcissism

‐Overstepping the role of the school

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...TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO ONE'S GONE BEFORE?

SUSTAINABLE HAPPINESS

18 JUIN 2013

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> THE FUTURE:

SUSTAINABLE HAPPINESS

• The current economic  model, based on the doctrine of limitless growth has resulted in the destructive attempt to use the earth’s finite resources to satisfy infinite wants. 

• The use of gross domestic product (GDP) as the central measure of progress in the current growth‐based paradigm has serious limitations.

> SOCIETY: CHANGES & TRENDS

• Numerous major trends changes that have impact on education & child raising

‐ Increasing use of technology and e‐commerce leads to changes in relationships and hierarchies‐Major demographic changes‐ Changes in career expectations‐Major problems of knowledge management and retention

• How can we change our ways of teaching?

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• Depression and anxiety in childhood are on the rise

• What are the essential skills for the future? Who can teach them?

THE PROBLEM

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BHUTAN AND THE NEW DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM

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THE NINE DOMAINS OF THE GNH

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PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM MODEL

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Taking the education domain as a base, what recommendations would you give to public policy makers?

THE HAPPINESS MANIFESTO

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” 

–Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech

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AND KEEP IN MIND…

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RESOURCES

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Thank you for your attention !

Dr ILONA BONIWELL

[email protected]