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ERIC Number: EJ1482542
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1360-144X
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1324
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Coping Strategies during Faculty Transitions: Lessons Learned from Teaching an Introductory Happiness, Positivity, and Wellbeing Course
International Journal for Academic Development, v30 n3 p303-316 2025
Faculty transitions often challenge one's mental health, wellbeing, and identity. Using Schlossberg's theoretical framework, this phenomenological study sought to examine transition experiences of faculty during the implementation of an interdisciplinary course focused on happiness, positivity, and wellbeing and how it can inform faculty development. Data collected from 15 participants found benefits of incorporating elements of PERMA -- "Positive Emotion," "Engagement," "Relationships, Meaning," and "Accomplishment" into faculty work. Furthermore, training and professional learning opportunities should integrate wellbeing and positive psychology activities that address the various stages of transition to better identify support and time needed to give faculty the space to flourish.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Education Enhancement Department, American University of Antigua College of Medicine, Coolidge, Antigua; 2College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates