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POSITIVE EDUCATION: BUILDING EVIDENCE-BASED WELL-BEING INTERVENTIONS FOR SCHOOLS

Module code: ED687
Credits: 10
Semester: Year-Long
Department: EDUCATION
International:
Coordinator: Dr Jolanta Burke (EDUCATION)

	Overview
	This module aims to develop students� capacity to design their own, evidence-based well-being interventions and provide them with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage the implementation of the national wellbeing policy in education. It will trace and analyse some key developments in the area of positive education and well-being. It will examine and critique various models of well-being and flourishing, as well as provide students with a list of evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions they can apply in their schools and help them reflect on their advantages and disadvantages. The module will also explore current well-being programmes delivered nationally and internally and examine the mechanisms through which they work

Overview

This module aims to develop students� capacity to design their own, evidence-based well-being interventions and provide them with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage the implementation of the national wellbeing policy in education. It will trace and analyse some key developments in the area of positive education and well-being. It will examine and critique various models of well-being and flourishing, as well as provide students with a list of evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions they can apply in their schools and help them reflect on their advantages and disadvantages. The module will also explore current well-being programmes delivered nationally and internally and examine the mechanisms through which they work

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: � Discuss the wellbeing provision in Ireland for both, students and teachers and the latest research relating to wellbeing in schools � Reflect upon own practice in relation to introducing and/or managing wellbeing in schools and ways in which improvements should be made � Practice evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions for enhancing wellbeing in schools � Compare the Irish wellbeing provision in schools with wellbeing programmes delivered internationally � Discuss criteria for selecting wellbeing programmes and/or creating a strategy for managing wellbeing in schools � Design a unique wellbeing provision strategy for students� schools

Learning Outcomes

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Assessment

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POSITIVE EDUCATION: BUILDING EVIDENCE-BASED WELL-BEING INTERVENTIONS FOR SCHOOLS