Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Screened out: meeting the challenge of technology and young people’s wellbeing October 2015	Gordon Cameron and James Lloyd	Education theory	Strategic Society Centre (SSC)
Media use, sports participation, and wellbeing in adolescence: cross-sectional findings January 2015	Dr Cara L. Booker, Dr Alexandra J. Skew, Dr Yvonne J. Kelly and Dr Amanda Sacker	Education theory	American Journal of Public Health
Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people’s health and wellbeing March 2016	Jo Inchley, Dorothy Currie, Taryn Young et al.	Education research International policy Mental health +6 more	World Health Organisation (WHO)
To what extent and under which circumstances are growth mindsets important to academic achievement? March 2018	Victoria F. Sisk, Alexander P. Burgoyne, Jingze Sun	Education research Learning styles and cognitive development	Sage Journals
Flourish: a new understanding of happiness and well being 2011	Dr Martin Seligman	Education theory View all	New York Free Press
Using positive psychology to enhance student achievement: a schools-based programme for character education 2015	Dr Tina Rae and Ruth MacConville	Education theory	Routledge
How to create kind schools: 12 extraordinary projects making schools happier and helping every child fit in April 2015	Jenny Hulme	Education theory	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world May 2011	Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman	Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing Pupil development and support +3 more	Little Brown Book Group
Get some headspace: 10 minutes can make the difference May 2011	Andy Puddicome	Pastoral care and wellbeing Social/welfare support Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Hodder and Stoughton
Teaching happiness and wellbeing in schools: learning to ride elephants February 2009	Ian Morris	Character and non-cognitive development Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing +2 more	Continuum International Publishing Group
Leading from the edge: a school leader’s guide to recognising and overcoming stress January 2016	James Hilton	Leadership and governance View all	Bloomsbury Publishing
Grit: the power of passion and perseverance May 2016	Professor Angela Duckworth	Character and non-cognitive development Curriculum planning Pastoral care and wellbeing +2 more	Penguin Books