Integrating positive psychology principles and exercises into a second-language high school curriculum

dc.contributor.authorGush, Marianneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGreeff, Abraham P.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-09T12:49:53Z
dc.date.available2020-03-09T12:49:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionCITATION: Gush, M. & Greeff, A. P. 2018. Integrating positive psychology principles and exercises into a second-language high school curriculum. South African Journal of Education, 38(3): #1638, doi:10.15700/saje.v38n3a1638.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study reports on the development of a textbook for a school subject (Grade 8 Afrikaans second language – an official South African language). A framework for the textbook was developed by drawing from Maslow’s self-actualisation and Hettler’s wellness approaches, and merging these with Seligman’s PERMA and the psychosocial system approach, as well as the 24 character strengths identified by Peterson and Seligman. Positive Psychology interventions were then included systematically to match the existing framework. Positive Psychology therefore provides the framework and context for language learning, which takes place and is possibly even enhanced through the themes and context. Using existing school subjects as a means to provide wellbeing-enhancing activities to learners in a natural, but structured, framework is realistic, as it makes use of existing school infrastructure and staff, while producing what could be a powerful tool to facilitate growth and wellbeing.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent11 pages
dc.identifier.citationGush, M. & Greeff, A. P. 2018. Integrating positive psychology principles and exercises into a second-language high school curriculum. South African Journal of Education, 38(3): #1638, doi:10.15700/saje.v38n3a1638.
dc.identifier.issn2076-3433 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.15700/saje.v38n3a1638
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/107600
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherEducation Association of South Africa
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subjectSecond language acquisition -- Psychological aspectsen_ZA
dc.subjectLanguage acquisition -- Textbooksen_ZA
dc.subjectPositive psychologyen_ZA
dc.subjectAfrikaans language -- Study and teachingen_ZA
dc.subjectHigh school students -- Psychological aspectsen_ZA
dc.subjectTextbooks -- Authorshipen_ZA
dc.subjectWell-beingen_ZA
dc.titleIntegrating positive psychology principles and exercises into a second-language high school curriculumen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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