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9/23/2011: Debra Park and Mark Setton jointly presented at the Atlantic Coast Teaching of Psychology conference in Long Branch, NJ, on the topic “Teaching Happiness: The Science, the Philosophy, and the Hype.” The “take home” message of the presentation was as follows: • 1. Some remarkable links exist between Positive Psychology and philosophy, and especially…
Stop Bullying by Teaching Happiness
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Podcast: A conversation with Debra Park on teaching, learning, and well-being
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