An Action Study of Enhancing Students’ Wellbeing by Using Digital Picture Books in the Rural Area

• Main Authors: Su-Chen Chang Chien, 張簡素貞
• Other Authors: Ching-Ling Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/43364051760728480697

碩士 === 台南應用科技大學 === 生活應用科學研究所 === 101 === The purpose of this study was to explore the appropriateness and differences after providing an action study of enhancing students’ wellbeing by using digital picture books in the rural area. Eight students at the fifth grade in Tainan participated in this study. The action study took about three months in 2012, based on the Positive Psychology theory. The digital picture books were recruited from the Picture Book Garden at the Ministry of Culture Website. The findings were as follows. (1) Students’ behaviors had gradually changed from violence, blame and teasing to gratefulness, compliment, understanding and support. (2) Grateful and optimistic thinking could be learned. Students with gratefulness felt happier, had better optimistic thoughts, and perceived more satisfactory and wellbeing in their lives. (3). It showed significant differences in enhancing students’ wellbeing after using digital picture books in the rural area. Finally, some conclusions and suggestions were provided for future researchers.