Positive education, Aristotelian eudaimonia, and adolescent notions of the ‘good’ life
Journal article
Trask-Kerr, K., Chin, T-C & Vella-Broderick, D.A.,, Chin, Tan-Chyuan and Vella-Brodrick, Dianne A.. (2023). Positive education, Aristotelian eudaimonia, and adolescent notions of the ‘good’ life. Australian Educational Researcher. pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-023-00674-0
Authors | Trask-Kerr, K., Chin, T-C & Vella-Broderick, D.A.,, Chin, Tan-Chyuan and Vella-Brodrick, Dianne A. |
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Abstract | The educational approach known as positive education emerged from positive psychology and frequently attributes its conception of flourishing to Aristotelian eudaimonia. This is a point of contention between scholars who see positive psychology’s flourishing as an epithet of Aristotelian virtues and others who have identified critical divergences between the philosophical foundations of positive psychology and Aristotle’s normative ethics. Few scholars have examined whether adolescent understandings of flourishing reflect Aristotelian eudaimonia, and whether this is different in positive education students. This paper explores notion of the good life through the writings of 226 adolescents, 93 of whom attend a school that has implemented positive education. These are analysed through an Aristotelian lens, finding more similarities than differences between the groups. Both groups discussed relationships, emotions, and accomplishments, but moral goodness and virtue were not prominent. Conclusions are drawn about the implications of this for ‘positive’ education and the role it plays in nurturing flourishing. |
Keywords | Aristotle; Eudaimonia; Flourishing; Wellbeing; Positive Education; Positive Psychology |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Australian Educational Researcher |
Journal citation | pp. 1-17 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 0311-6999 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-023-00674-0 |
Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13384-023-00674-0#article-info |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-17 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
13 Dec 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 30 Oct 2023 |
Deposited | 19 Sep 2024 |
Additional information | © The Australian Association for Research in Education, Inc. 2023 |
Funding: This research was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/903y7/positive-education-aristotelian-eudaimonia-and-adolescent-notions-of-the-good-life
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