Positive psychology: some applications to education

• Autor: Rodríguez de Los Ríos, Luis
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad Marcelino Champagnat
• Repositorio: Revista educa UMCH
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.umch.edu.pe:article/12
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.umch.edu.pe/index.php/EducaUMCH/article/view/12
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Psicología Positiva; Educación; Emociones; Fortalezas; Calidad de vida; Positive Psychology; Education; Emotions; Strengths; Quality of life

Positive psychology, considered as a new vision within psychology, arises with the expectation of knowing the characteristics, processes, and conditions of the optimal functioning of people. This is used to promote a full and meaningful life from the individual perspective to the social projection. This article provides a theoretical-practical analysis of the concepts and applications related to the positive psychology approach; which is addressed from the field of education by promoting a teaching-learning process from and to happiness. Establishing an educational path from and to happiness would imply on the part of the educators a personal commitment to know themselves, to have values, and to pursue goals.