Applying Positive Psychology in Early Childhood

Date of Award

Spring 8-21-2010

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Shelly Smith-Acuña

Second Advisor

Mary Monrow

Third Advisor

Peter Buirski

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
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Keywords

Child psychology, Mental health

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a framework for applying positive psychology in elementary classrooms. The target age group is children in grades K-3 (ages 5 to 8) because this age group can benefit the most from an early introduction to strategies that promote positive development (Cowne & Hightower, 1989; White, 1996). The following sections will: (a) introduce constructs of positive psychology; (b) present developmental data on how these constructs can be applied to children ages 5 to 8 years; (c) present ideas for incorporating positive psychology practice into K-3 classrooms; (d) present strategies for incorporating positive psychology with multicultural considerations; and (e) present ideas on how to implement strategies based on positive psychology that are compatible with grade level standards and sociopolitical teaching expectations.

Copyright Date

7-10-2010

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Elizabeth Hooks

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

129 pgs

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