Schools of Well-Being

2. Talking to Thomas Falkenberg: Conceptualizing Well-being and Well-becoming in Schools

April 29, 2020 Jen Watt Season 1 Episode 2
Schools of Well-Being
2. Talking to Thomas Falkenberg: Conceptualizing Well-being and Well-becoming in Schools
Show Notes

Today I talk to Dr. Thomas Falkenberg (Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba). Thomas is a leader in the area of well-being in schools in Manitoba and across Canada. In this episode, Thomas shares his work creating a conceptual framework for well-being and well-becoming in schools and describes some of the collaborative partnerships he has initiated at school, divisional, and provincial levels. Attributes: Host: Dr. Jen Watt, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba. Executive Producers: Jen Watt and Rebeca Heringer. Editor: Rebeca Heringer. Music composed and performed by Malcolm Ericastilla-Somers (University of Manitoba, Faculty of Education, B.Ed., Class of 2020). Artwork by Rebeca Heringer. This podcast is funded through support from my University of Manitoba Research Start-Up Funds. It is hosted on the Well-being and Well-becoming in Schools in Canada Research Initiative website: http://wellbeinginschools.ca/podcast/ . A special thank you to my guest on today’s episode, Dr. Thomas Falkenberg.