Positive Education: Innovation in Educational Interventions Based on Positive Psychology

• Published in: Psicologia, teoria e pesquisa teoria e pesquisa, 2020, Vol.36, p.1
• Main Authors: Schiavon, Cecilia Cesa, Teixeira, Livia Padilha, Gurgel, Léia Gonçalves, Magalhães, Cleidilene Ramos, Reppold, Caroline Tozzi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Education; Educational Psychology; Innovations; Intervention; Personality development; Positive Psychology; PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY; Social space; Teachers
• ISSN: 0102-3772; 1806-3446; 1806-3446
• DOI: 10.1590/0102.3772e3632

ABSTRACT School is configured as a social space that can essentially contribute to cognitive and emotional evolvement. Furthermore, it emerges as an important resource for Positive Psychology. This review aimed to evaluate studies that present interventions based on Positive Education. Databases searched were MEDLINE, LILACS, Psycinfo, SciELO, and Scopus, using the terms "Positive Education" and "Intervention". The study's analysis was descriptive, and the characteristics of the interventions were reported. Fourteen studies that met the proposed eligibility criteria were included. As a result, nine studies were focused on positive education in the children's and adolescents, three were directed to college students, and two exclusively meant for teachers and school leaders. The importance of stimulating the development of strength of character among students were apparent. RESUMO A escola é um ambiente social que essencialmente pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento cognitivo e emocional dos sujeitos, surgindo como um importante recurso da Psicologia Positiva. A presente revisão objetivou avaliar estudos que apresentam intervenções baseadas em Eduação Positiva. As bases acessadas foram MEDLINE, LILACS, Psycinfo, SciELO e Scopus, por meio dos termos "Positive Education" e "Intervention". Os estudos foram analisados de forma descritiva e as características das intervenções foram descritas. Quatorze estudos satisfizeram os critérios de inclusão desta revisão. Como resultado, 9 estudos focalizaram a eduação positiva de crianças e adolescentes, 3 foram direcionados para estudantes universitários e 2 consideraram exclusivamente professores e líderes escolares. Evidenciou-se a importância de estimular o desenvolvimento da força de caráter entre os alunos.