This book examines a variety of issues related to wellbeing education and cross-cultural education, curriculum and pedagogy, education policy and systems, teacher education and professional development of educators, educational administration, management and leadership, and inclusive education. Stimulated, in part, by the launch of positive psychology, wellbeing education has grown worldwide. Various theories of wellbeing have been adopted in education, coining the term 'wellbeing education', defined in this book as how school leaders and teachers plan to implement evidence-informed wellbeing interventions to promote wellbeing and academic goals. This book investigates a series of questions related to wellbeing education, and how evidence-informed wellbeing approaches are integrated into learning, teaching, and education.
Associate Professor Mathew A. White is Deputy Dean (International) for the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law, and Economics at the University of Adelaide in Australia, where he is an Associate Professor in the School of Education. He is also a Principal Fellow at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Mathew has published a number of scientific journal articles and book chapters. He served joint terms as Interim Head of the School of Education and Acting Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching) for the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law, and Economics. Mathew is also a principal fellow at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. He has been awarded national education leadership awards and faculty and university teaching excellence commendations. He was President of the Education Division of IPPA (IPPAEd 2019-2022) and was conferred the title of IPPA Fellow in 2021. Mathew was Secondary School Teacher for 20 years and had a decade’s senior leadership-level experience in schools.
Professor Faye McCallum is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education at the University of Adelaide, Australia, where she was Head of School. She has published over 100 scientific journal articles and book chapters. Faye was awarded the 2019 Australian Council for Educational Leaders South Australian Branch Dr Alby Jones AO Gold Medal ‘for her contribution to the study and practice of educational leadership’. She was also a finalist for the 2020 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.
Professor Christopher Boyle is Associate Head (Research) in the School of Education at the University of Adelaide, Australia, where he is a Professor of Inclusive Education and Psychology. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He was previously Editor-in-Chief of
The Educational and Developmental Psychologist (2012-2017) and is currently Co-inaugural Founding Editor (with Kelly Allen) of the new journal
Belonging and Human Connection, launched in 2022. He is an internationally recognized and respected academic and author of inclusive education and psychology and is a Registered Psychologist in the United Kingdom and Australia.
