04456nam a22005055i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001800153072001600171072002300187072001500210245012600225250001800351264007900369300003300448336002600481337002600507338003600533347002400569505128600593520145801879650002803337650002503365650002303390650002803413650002603441650002303467650002803490650002503518650002303543650004003566650002603606650002603632700007803658710003403736773002603770776003603796776003603832776003603868856004603904978-3-031-72520-3DE-He21320251030113230.0cr nn 008mamaa241016s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830317252037 a10.1007/978-3-031-72520-32doi 4aLB1050.9-1091 7aJNC2bicssc 7aEDU0090002bisacsh 7aJNC2thema10aUtilising Positive Psychology for the Transition into University Lifeh[electronic resource] /cedited by Peter JO Aloka.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXV, 236 p.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aChapter 1: Development of positive psychology among freshmen at universities -- Chapter 2: Understanding Well-being of freshmen at universities -- Chapter 3: Emotional intelligence and optimism of freshmen at universities -- Chapter 4: The sense of self among freshmen at universities -- Chapter 5: Life satisfaction among freshmen at universities -- Chapter 6: Forms of engagement among freshmen at universities -- Chapter 7: Factors promoting resilience to adjustment challenges among freshmen at universities -- Chapter 8: State of interpersonal relationships of freshmen at universities: Implications for inclusive education -- Chapter 9: Proactive Behavioural strategies for freshmen with inappropriate behaviors at universities: Implications for Inclusive Education -- Chapter 10: Positive psychology interventions among freshmen in universities: An integrative literature Review -- Chapter 11: Understanding the Influence of Online Learning Platforms on Newly Enrolled Pre-Service Teachers' Academic and Mental Wellness: A Systemic Review of Literature -- Chapter 12: Benefits of positive psychology to freshmen at universities -- Chapter 13: Obstacles to positive psychology interventions among freshmen at Universities: A Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems perspective.  aThis book uses a positive psychology approach to the assist freshmen/first year students in the transition to University life. New University are faced with varied adjustment challenges on the transition from secondary school to higher education because there are vast differences between secondary schooling and university environment including learning and teaching styles, expectation to manage themselves. Positive psychology involves reflecting on one’s weaknesses and strengths and how to capitalize on the latter and so, using case studies from South African universities, this book details how knowledge of ones strengths and weaknesses can help new University students engage in the learning process. As such, this pioneering work will be of interest to students, educators and therapy practitioners alike. Peter JO Aloka is Senior Lecturer at the Wits School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He holds PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of the Western Cape. He has published widely and supervised several postgraduate students. He has research interests in positive psychology, adjustment among students, students’ problem behaviours and resilience. He has published many articles in peer reviewed journals, edited three books, and authored over 10 book chapters. He is a member of several professional organizations in Psychology and Education. He is an Editor of Frontiers in Psychology Journal. 0aEducational psychology. 0aPositive psychology. 0aSchool Psychology. 0aPsychology, Industrial. 0aCommunity psychology. 0aSocial psychology.14aEducational Psychology.24aPositive Psychology.24aSchool Psychology.24aWork and Organizational Psychology.24aCommunity Psychology.24aCultural  Psychology.1 aAloka, Peter JO.eeditor.4edt4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303172519708iPrinted edition:z978303172521008iPrinted edition:z978303172522740uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72520-3