Practitioner Interview: (4.3) Andrew Soren

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Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods

416 calificaciones

University of Pennsylvania

Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods

416 calificaciones

Curso 3 de 5 en SpecializationFoundations of Positive Psychology

Learners discover how apply to research methods to their study of Positive Psychology. In this course, we study with Dr. Angela Duckworth and Dr. Claire Robertson-Kraft. Through an exploration their work "True Grit" and interviews with researchers and practitioners, you develop a research hypothesis and learn how to understand the difference between internal and external validity. You also begin to understand and apply the strengths and weaknesses associated with different types of measurements and evaluation designs. You then interpret the results in an empirical study. Suggested prerequisites: Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science and Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions.

De la lección

Using Research to Inform Your Work and the World Around You

4.3_A Review of Validity8:26

Angela Duckworth: 4.3 Grit & Parenting3:33

Research: Angela Duckworth: Consequential Validity4:35

Practitioner Interview: (4.3) Andrew Soren2:41

Conoce a los instructores

Claire Robertson-Kraft, Ph.D.
Director, ImpactED
Positive Psychology Center and Fels Insititute of Government
Angela Duckworth, Ph.D.
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Positive Psychology Center

One of the things that's really interesting in the processes,

the way in which hypothesis change through out the research agenda.

The ways in which we're going about collecting information

is really informed by the hypothesis.

Hypothesis informs that kind of questions that we are asking.

The way that interviews are structured,

focus groups are run, surveys are designed.

And yet, as we're going through that process the hypothesis evolves and

changed.

Sometimes we see that there's an issue that starts to evolve in the work.

Sometimes there is this, for example,

spirit of responsibility that suddenly emerges with employees

that never necessarily was thought about with leaders when the initial hypothesis

was being generated as to what the values might be for that specific organization.

And when we start to hear a lot of similar themes popping up again and

again in different focus groups in different interviews

sometimes that means that we start to change the questions that we ask, as well.

We start to pursue some of that information, as well.

One of the great challenges of a successful positive psychology is

discipline it is exponentially growing one of the things missed

the practitioners that is you are not in the mixed of an academic context where.

You're just able to read everything.

It's hard to try to figure out exactly what the current research is,

or even something that you might have known for

sure a couple years ago can be overturned, or new research can pop up that

suggests that what you thought you knew isn't necessarily the case.

Those things require a lot of

work on the part of practitioners to go and try to figure out where

are the resources that I have access to to be able to stay on top of the research.

The things that I would recommend for

those interested in making sure they stay on top of their research is joining

organizations like the International Positive Psychology Association.

Or whatever Positive Psychology Association

is close to you from a regional perspective.

A lot of the research ultimately gets funneled into those organizations.

They have amazing conferences where you can go.

Just with a weekend or a couple of days you can refresh.

You often have access to newsletters.

I think that that's a great way of being able to stay on top of the research.

And then, there's probably a few journals and a few magazines,

where subscribing to as well, to see what's really new and current.

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