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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.
Contents
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, Fatma Kusuma Mahanani, 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
