This document discusses the impact of positive psychology on higher education. It defines positive psychology as focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses to help students fulfill their potential. Applying positive psychology in schools involves helping students set goals and focus on their interests, abilities, and strengths. This strengths-based approach can increase grades and graduation rates by empowering self-development. Benefits of positive psychology for students include improved learning, relationships, and outlook, while benefits for institutions include positive learning and social environments that foster student success and institutional effectiveness. The conclusion states that positive psychology in higher education can help students achieve their potential by understanding their strengths and engaging in supportive social and learning cultures.

1. The Impact of Positive Psychology on Higher
Education
Presentation by Latifa Rahman
Professor Dr. Weedens E. Blanchard

2. What is
positive
emotions?

3. Practice of Positive
Psychology
Positive psychology definition given by (Schreiner, 2015). He
emphasizes a point fully engaged
 intellectual development ,
 Social development, and
 Emotional development in the college experience” (Schreiner, 2010,
p. 4).
Successfully recognizes the importance of academics as well as the
development of
 time management,
 optimism,
 appreciation of differences of Positive Psychology.
It helps individuals to fulfill their potential, as every individual’s
potential is unique to their own abilities (Marks & Wade, 2015).

4. Positive Psychology Applied
to Higher Education
• Applying positive psychology in school settings involves
helping students set, prioritize, and place clear markers on
what they want to achieve.
• Schreiner, 2015 emphasizes Strengths-based practice
targets student success rather than grades and graduation
rates as it empowers individuals to develop fulfilling and
productive lives. When focus on students' collaboration,
interest, determination, capabilities and transparency
then grades and graduation rates automatically
increase. In education examine “achievement, create
opportunities for personal fulfillment, work on
brainstorming solutions when facing choice points,
emphasize the process of learning, and focus on strengths”.
• It focuses on the strengths of students, teachers, and the
organization as a whole to increase student performance
and success.

5. Approaches to Student Success in Higher
Education
• According to Schreiner, 2015 Higher education institutions increase graduation rates, institutions seek to admit high-
achieving students with educated parents from a high-economic status.
• Positive psychology shifts the perspective away from student weaknesses toward recognizing student strengths, because
accenting student weakness does nothing but hinder student motivation, which is an important component of student
success (Schreiner, 2015).
• Student success is important to allows strengthen based approach because students acknowledge, concentrate, and
recognize their individual strengths and motivations, leading them greater academic success (Louis & Schreiner, 2012).

6. Benefits of Positive Psychology in Higher
Education
There are many potential benefits of practicing positive psychology
• including an increase in self-esteem,
• improved relationships,
• and a greater outlook on life.
• Also, gratitude, social connection, and kindness are all important to living our best lives.
• Noble & McGrath, 2015 emphasizes that positive psychology contributes to higher education in a multitude of areas
related to the categories of student engagement and institutional effectiveness (Oades, Robinson, Green, & Spence,
2011).

7. Benefits of Positive
Psychology from a Student
Perspective
• Schreiner (2015) emphasizes that the ultimate goal of
positive psychology are
• learning,
• attending to what is happening in the moment,
• and actively participating in the learning experience.
Also, it help others find meaning, purpose, and satisfaction in
life” (Schreiner, 2015). When students have positive learning
experiences, they often share these experiences with others,
which can result in positive word-of-mouth and a greater
reputation for the institution.

8. Benefits of Positive
Psychology from an
Institutional Perspective
The application of positive psychology in higher
education has benefits across the institution, including
• positive learning environments,
• administration and faculty environments,
• social environments, and
• community environments (Oades et al., 2011).

9. Conclusion
• Positive attitude enhances learning capabilities will
improve your skills and employability. Maintaining a
positive attitude towards learning can also help reduce
stress which is an important aspect of learning because it
makes students relaxed and focused. If positive psychology
is applied to higher education, we increase the likelihood of
seeing students working to their potential, understanding
their individual strengths, engaging in healthy social and
emotional campus cultures, and fostering enduring
relationships between administration, faculty, and other
students. Fostering student thriving and increasing
engagement through student strengths-based initiatives are
advantages colleges and universities need to remain
innovative and competitive.

10. References
• Schreiner, L. A. (2010). The “Thriving Quotient”: A new vision for student success. About Campus, 15(2), 2-10.
• Schreiner, L. A. (2015). Positive psychology and higher education. In J. C. Wader, L. I. Marks, & R. D. Hetzel (Eds.), Positive psychology on
the college campus (pp. 1–25). New York, NY: Oxford University
• Seligman, M. E. P., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An introduction. American Psychologist, 55(1), 5–14.
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• Louis, M. C., & Schreiner, L. A. (2012). Helping students thrive: A strengths development model. In L. A. Schreiner, M. C. Louis, & D. D.
Nelson (Eds.), Thriving in transitions: A research-based approach to college student success (pp. 19–40). Columbia, SC: University of South
Carolina, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
• Marks, L. I., & Wade, J. C. (2015). Positive psychology on campus: Creating the conditions for well-being and success. About Campus,
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