Welcome Video: Well-being is Embedded in All That We Do
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Mark Garrison, PhD, has 30+ years of research and evaluation experience in K12 and higher education contexts. He is Core Doctoral Research Faculty & Professor of Education, West Texas A&M University.
Welcome to Evaluative Beings!
We are now learning that there is a significant interplay between individual personality, school culture and student and staff well-being.
Needed is a framework for understanding the social and emotional development of youth, one that goes beyond narrow skills and instrumental goals.
The complaint that SEL lacks a clear definition masks a common feature to most social and emotional learning initiatives: a narrow framing of social-emotional phenomena in terms of skill.
What if we asked: how can education contribute to evdemonia — an ancient Greek concept that refers to living a life that is worthwhile, fulfilling, and elevating?
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