The project was initiated due to numerous requests by upper secondary schools: twelve general upper secondary schools in Finland have participated in the project.
The study follows a partly randomized wait list control group design. The effects of an intervention course in positive education, which combines both theory and practice, is measured. The research follows a mixed methods approach and the data-collection consists of pre and post standardized questionnaires, salivary samples measuring cortisol levels, oxytocin and inflammation markers as well as in-depth interviews with both students and teachers.
This is a joint research project between the Faculty of Education and Folkhälsan Research Center.
Funding received 2019 & 2021 from The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland.
Monica Londen, Project leader monica.londen@helsinki.fi
Åse Fagerlund, Project leader ase.fagerlund@folkhalsan.fi
Stefania Fält, PhD student
Nina Hongell-Ekholm, PhD student
Pehr Jakobsson, PhD student
Olivia Dahllund
Michelle Gustafsson