Learner Wellbeing Maintaining a healthy well being across transition and change.
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Learner Wellbeing
Maintaining a healthy well being across transition and change.
Context for study
• Observations of children
• Children’s behaviour
• Apparent loss of skills
• What happens during transition to cause SOME children to lose their healthy wellbeing?
Transition
• Change in environment– Focus for learning changes
• Relationships change
• Child’s sense of self– Parents– Educators– Child
Transition
• Literature
– Systemic issues
– Child’s changing identity
– No identification of what the child brings to the process of transition
Transition
• Big questions
– What does the child bring to the transition process?
• This will help to inform curriculum
– What is well being?
Dimensions of Wellbeing
Aspects of Dimensions
Sense of meaning and purpose,
altruism,
Sense of connectedness
Coping, autonomy, trust, attachment
Curiosity, motivation, persistence
Relationships, empathy, sympathy
Nutrition, physical activity, physical safety
Wellbeing
physical
Segments (dimensions) of Wellbeing
Emotional
Cognitive spiritual
social
Emotional
coping
autonomy
trust
attachment
Physical
Nutrition
physical activity
physical safety
Spiritual
beliefs
values
sense of meaning and purpose
altruism
sense of connectedness
social
relationships
positive social behaviour
empathy
sympathy
cognitive
curiosity
motivation
persistence
memory
thinking
intelligence
physical
Dimensions of Wellbeing
Emotional
Cognitive spiritual
social
Core elements of an effective learner
Bertram and Pascal(2002)
Dispositions to learn
Social Competence and Self concept Emotional Wellbeing
Relationships
Self respect
Self worth
Assertiveness
Empathy
Vitality
Sense of humour
Relationships
Self respect
Self worth
Assertiveness
Empathy
Vitality
Sense of humour
Self esteem
Emotional literacy
Connectedness
Participation
Assertiveness
empowerment
Self esteem
Emotional literacy
Connectedness
Participation
Assertiveness
Empowerment
Management of emotions
Resilience, self motivation, independence, creativity,
Framework for Resilient Wellbeing.
• Created by Rosemary Roberts
• Companiable learning from birth to three years.
• Dimensions don’t work in isolation but are inextricably linked (foregrounding and backgrounding, Carr 2001).
Agency
• Learning dispositions• Self regulation• Identity• Self esteem• Autonomy• Empowerment• Pride• Physical achievement• Ability to influence
Belonging and Boundaries
• Attachment• Security• Trust• Acceptance• Expectations• Routines• Responsibilities• Conformity
Communication
• Listening• Talking• Watching• Movement• Representation• Touching• Smelling• Tasting
Zing!
• Eating
• Sleeping
• Coordination
• Exercise
• Being outside
• Keeping safe
• Laughing
What is the role of education today for the adults of tomorrow?
“The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life”
-Plato
We have an enormous responsibility!!
What is the role of education today for the adults of tomorrow?
• Academic achievement?
• Life long healthy individuals? (nearly one in five Australians are affected by mental health issues.
Almost 20% of children have mental problems. Wingfield 2002)
• Is it the role of early childhood educators to prepare children for ‘real school’ or for ‘real life’?
How healthy is the wellbeing of your community?• The environments in which we work are
communities of learners
• Research shows that early childhood educators (especially Kindergarten teachers) are at significant risk in terms of wellbeing.
• What are you doing to ensure a sense of wellbeing in your community of learners?