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The Impact of a Positive Psychology Course on Students' Lives: Results From a Collaborative Assessment

The Impact of a Positive Psychology Course on Students' Lives: Results From a Collaborative Assessment

H. Russell Searight, Jaden R. Brandau, Hunter Diehl, Amy Earley, Vanessa Friisvall, Lilionnah Hahn, Makenzie L. Jacobson, Jake Jirsa, Christopher Juliano, Sydney Kapushinski, Luke A. Lyons, Irianely Sanchez Martinez, Alyssa Morley, Edyn Nettleton, Kira Passage, Amaya Simmons-Secord, James William Silbernagel, Pierre-Luc Veillette, Katie M. Swiderek, Kathryn Welsch
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781668482766|ISBN10: 1668482762|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668482803|EISBN13: 9781668482773
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8276-6.ch011
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Searight, H. Russell, et al. "The Impact of a Positive Psychology Course on Students' Lives: Results From a Collaborative Assessment." Phenomenological Studies in Education, edited by Jason D. DeHart, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 207-228. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8276-6.ch011

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Searight, H. R., Brandau, J. R., Diehl, H., Earley, A., Friisvall, V., Hahn, L., Jacobson, M. L., Jirsa, J., Juliano, C., Kapushinski, S., Lyons, L. A., Martinez, I. S., Morley, A., Nettleton, E., Passage, K., Simmons-Secord, A., Silbernagel, J. W., Veillette, P., Swiderek, K. M., & Welsch, K. (2023). The Impact of a Positive Psychology Course on Students' Lives: Results From a Collaborative Assessment. In J. DeHart (Ed.), Phenomenological Studies in Education (pp. 207-228). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8276-6.ch011

Chicago

Searight, H. Russell, et al. "The Impact of a Positive Psychology Course on Students' Lives: Results From a Collaborative Assessment." In Phenomenological Studies in Education, edited by Jason D. DeHart, 207-228. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8276-6.ch011

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Abstract

Positive Psychology, focusing on character strengths and virtues, meaning in life, and transcendence, encourages students to reflect on their lives. The course frequently uses questionnaires and assigned activities to promote reflection and resilience. While mandated by many universities, course assessment in higher education is typically characterized by quantitative reductionism, which may not capture students' experiential learning. A phenomenological perspective on assessment is particularly valuable since it can highlight the experiential impact of a course not captured by conventional learning outcomes. This chapter, co-authored with students, illustrates the value of collaborative inquiry, resulting in qualitative findings depicting which elements of a Positive Psychology course were particularly meaningful and how students' perspectives and prior assumptions were challenged.

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