Harshi Gunawardena
Biographic Data
| ID | 5240762 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harshi Gunawardena |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harshi |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunawardena |
| SIGNATURE | GUNAWARDENA H |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5306-8485 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teachers as first responders
The data show that teachers are often placed as first responders when a student has a mental health issue but feel inadequately trained to manage these issues in the classroom. We identified mental health issues presenting in Australian classrooms and documented critical features of mental-health training asked for by teachers in order to address those issues. Given the increasing demands on teachers to address the mental health of children and a…
The Preconditions to Flourishing
There is warranted concern among educationalists about child well-being where a number of school factors have created a system and a society where well-being is at stake. Within this discourse, understanding the impact of social and emotional learning and school-based well-being programs have seen educationalists return to Aristotle to understand the foundational conception of flourishing. Following this trend, we propose that before flourishing …
Clarity, charity and criticism, wit, wisdom and worldliness
The Preconditions to Flourishing
There is warranted concern among educationalists about child well-being where a number of school factors have created a system and a society where well-being is at stake. Within this discourse, understanding the impact of social and emotional learning and school-based well-being programs have seen educationalists return to Aristotle to understand the foundational conception of flourishing. Following this trend, we propose that before flourishing …
Clarity, charity and criticism, wit, wisdom and worldliness
The Preconditions to Flourishing
There is warranted concern among educationalists about child well-being where a number of school factors have created a system and a society where well-being is at stake. Within this discourse, understanding the impact of social and emotional learning and school-based well-being programs have seen educationalists return to Aristotle to understand the foundational conception of flourishing. Following this trend, we propose that before flourishing …
Teachers as first responders
The data show that teachers are often placed as first responders when a student has a mental health issue but feel inadequately trained to manage these issues in the classroom. We identified mental health issues presenting in Australian classrooms and documented critical features of mental-health training asked for by teachers in order to address those issues. Given the increasing demands on teachers to address the mental health of children and a…
Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anxiety (1 works) · Chemistry (1 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 works) · CLARITY (1 works)