In this groundbreaking collection, editors Lindsay G. Oades, Narelle Lemon, Jacqui Francis, and Tim Lomas explore wellbeing literacy—the capability to understand and effectively use wellbeing language to enhance flourishing for oneself, others, and society. Drawing together international scholars across diverse disciplines, this volume examines how intentional communication about wellbeing serves as a critical mechanism for personal and collective thriving.
Moving beyond simplistic approaches to wellbeing, the contributors investigate how wellbeing literacy functions as a relational, contextual, and holistic capability that bridges individual experience with broader social systems. Chapters examine wellbeing literacy across different life domains, cultural contexts, and developmental stages, offering both theoretical frameworks and practical applications.
This pioneering work challenges readers to consider: How does wellbeing literacy manifest in various contexts? What role does it play in policy development? How might it serve as a lever for social change? Through multimodal and interdisciplinary perspectives, the collection illuminates the dynamic interplay between language, knowledge, and skills that enable flourishing across individual, communal, and systemic levels.
Essential reading for researchers, educators, and practitioners seeking innovative approaches to fostering wellbeing in an increasingly complex world.
In this groundbreaking collection, editors Lindsay G. Oades, Narelle Lemon, Jacqui Francis, and Tim Lomas explore wellbeing literacy. Essential reading for researchers, educators, and practitioners seeking innovative approaches to fostering wellbeing in an increasingly complex world.
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"This timely and thought-provoking volume offers a compelling exploration of wellbeing literacy as a transformative capability for education and beyond. By weaving together diverse voices across disciplines and cultures, the editors present a bold and clear framework for understanding how language and intentional communication shape personal, collective, and systemic wellbeing. The book presents a compelling case for wellbeing literacy as the capability to comprehend and compose wellbeing-related languageacross contextswith the intention of enhancing the wellbeing of oneself, others, or the world. As I read, I found myself not only resonating with this definition, but also committed to cultivating this capability with my colleagues in our shared professional and educational spaces. It is an indispensable resource for educators, policymakers, and wellbeing practitioners striving to build more reflective, connected, and thriving communities."
- Dr Tayyab Rashid, Research Affiliate The Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University
This book makes a timely and globally significant contribution to wellbeing science. With a clear framework on the language, knowledge, and skills needed for understanding and communicating wellbeing, it features diverse multidisciplinary and multicultural contributions from international scholars. Offering actionable insights, it showcases how wellbeing literacy can be fostered across educational and community contexts contributing to empowering individuals and communities to flourish. Bridging theory and practice, this volume is an invaluable resource for professionals, educators, policymakers, and researchers worldwide.
- Professor Do Coyle, Chair in Languages Education and Classroom Pedagogy, University of Edinburgh
1. Empowering Conversations: Exploring the Potential of Wellbeing
Literacy Narelle Lemon, Lindsay G. Oades, and Jacqui Francis
2. What is the
theory underpinning wellbeing literacy? Lindsay G. Oades, Narelle Lemon, and
Jacqui Francis
3. Measuring Wellbeing Literacy Hanchao Hou
4. Fostering
Wellbeing Literacy in and Through Second Language Learning: "Forward
Planning" and "Looking Back Approaches"
Antonella Strambi, Riccardo Amorati, Antonia Rubino, and John Hajek
5.
Deconstructing wellbeing literacy: Rebuilding a multidimensional hierarchical
model Janet M. Clinton and Laura E. Smith
6. Cultivating Wellbeing Literacy
through Untranslatable Words Tim Lomas
7. Wellbeing in Vocational Competency
Taxonomies Daniel Loton, Matthew Iasiello, and Arnaldo Barone
8. Exploring an
Indigenous approach to wellbeing literacy through the work of Aboriginal
Community Controlled Health Services Emma Carlin, Shannon Cowdrey-Fong,
Zaccariah Cox, Kristen Orazi, and Pat Dudgeon
9. Measuring and studying
wellbeing literacy: Research and methodological horizons Tyler Pacheco, Joël
Gagnon, and Simon Coulombe
10. Wellbeing Literacy: A Social Discourse
Approach to Lay Concepts Annalise Roache, Elizabeth Du Preez, and Lindsay G.
Oades
11. Exploring the Intersection of Wellbeing Literacy and Storying
Methods Rachel Colla, Paige Williams, and Lindsay Oades
12. Language,
literacy and wellbeing in the early years what happens early matters Lisa
Baker
13. Wellbeing Literacy in Community: Translating wellbeing literacy
research into practice Jacqui Francis and Alex Couley
14. "You are enough.
You are whole:" Centring communal wellbeing in teacher education Linda Noble,
Malgorzata Powietrzynska, Sharon Holmes, Katherine Knutsen, Riana Kolari,
D.J. Nemat-Nasser, and Kaitlin Rice
15. Cultivating Wellbeing Literacy in
university contexts: A Dialogue for Systemic Change
Narelle Lemon and Lanxi Huang
16. Improving how we use social media: the
role of wellbeing literacy
Lu Li, Jacqui Francis, and Lindsay Oades
17. Using the Arts to explore the
multi-modality of wellbeing to grow wellbeing literacy Narelle Lemon, Jason
Goopy, and Megan McPherson
18. Wellbeing in Vocational Competency Taxonomies
Margo Lydon, Berni Cooper, and Sandra Surace
19. Wellbeing Literacy and
Need-Supportive Parenting Kelly A. Ferber and Emma L. Bradshaw
20. Unlocking
policy potential: Leveraging wellbeing literacy for enhanced wellbeing policy
Diane Bowles and Kate Sollis
21. Wellbeing Literacy and its role in
Evidence-Based Coaching Suzy Green, Aylin Dulagil, and Lisa Baker
22.
Wellbeing literacy as a socially constructed, socially driven, and socially
supported undertaking. Kelly-Ann Allen, Bonnie Bozorg, and Margaret L. Kern
23. Development and implementation of a wellbeing literacy campaign;
evaluation of the Take a minute Campaign in Tasmania, Australia. Matthew
Iasiello, Joep van Agteren, Laura Cini, John McNamara, Amanda Aitken, Nick
Sullivan, and Connie Digolis
24. Exploring Wellbeing Literacy among Javanese
Undergraduates Siti Nuzulia, Muhammad Nazil Iqdami, and Wulan Aulia Azizah
25. Cultivating a System of Wellbeing and Wellbeing Literacy Jessica A.
Taylor and Cass Spong
26. Examining the interface of inclusive language and
wellbeing literacy Lisa McKay-Brown
Lindsay G. Oades PhD is Professor of Wellbeing Science and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Narelle Lemon is a Vice Chancellor Professorial Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University, Australia, Lead of the Wellbeing and Education Research Community, and is an interdisciplinary scholar across arts, education and positive psychology.
Jacqui Francis Ph.D. is a Lecturer at the Centre for Wellbeing Science (CWS) at the University of Melbourne (UoM), Australia, and Director for the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology. She has chapters co-authored in Wellbeing and Resilience Education, The Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools, and The International Handbook of Positive Education.
Tim Lomas, PhD, is a Psychology Research Scientist in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA, and part of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University. His main research focus is exploring cross-cultural perspectives on wellbeing, especially concepts and practices deemed non-Western.
