Student Success and Retention through Nurturing the Human Spirit
Session Abstract
In this highly interactive session, we will explore the philosophy and practice of "nurturing the human spirit" in the context of adult education, face-to-face and online. We will show how positive organizational scholarship, positive psychology, motivation and other research can easily be applied to support student success.
Target Audience
Anyone who interacts with students will find this session valuable, whether you are a professor, instructor, adjunct, administrator or a student yourself! Please join us and have your own spirit nurtured!
Session Description
We believe that "nurturing the human spirit" is a vital component of student success, retention and satisfaction. Grounded in positive organizational scholarship, positive psychology, mindfulness, and other research, we have developed a model that focuses on spirit-nurturing behaviors. These have been practiced in online as well as face-to-face classes with very positive results.
In this highly interactive session we will share our work and engage in activities that reveal how easy it is to be "spirit-nurturing" and the benefits to you and those you serve.