Interview with Dr Peggy Kern - Centre of Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education
Description
Dr Peggy Kern is an associate professor at the Centre for Positive Psychology within the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on understanding, measuring, and supporting wellbeing across the lifespan. She works with schools and workplaces to examine strategies for supporting wellbeing, and bridging gaps between research and practice. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters and has published 3 books focused on wellbeing and school belonging. You can find out more about Peggy’s work at www.peggykern.org.
In this episode, Suzy and Peggy chat about:
- How Positive Education can help create a love of learning for life
- Peggy's latest book titled 'The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education'
- Peggy's latest research in the fields of Positive Psychology and Positive Education
- Systems-Informed Positive Psychology
- Hesitations that schools may have when deciding whether to implement Positive Education
Interested in implementing Positive Education? Learn more about The Positivity Institute's services here - https://www.thepositivityinstitute.com.au/school/.
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