Towards a positive university

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 432-439

  Oades, Lindsay G ^a   Robinson, Paula ^b   Green, Suzy ^b   Spence, Gordon B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Positive Psychology Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

academic success; happiness interventions; higher education; positive education; positive organization; positive psychology; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859297109     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2011.634828     Document Type: Article

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