Thriving as Student and Educator: Fostering Wellbeing and Resilience

In recent years, the term resilience has cropped up in the media and all across society as we talk about people’s capacity to endure challenges and setbacks. In the field of education, at early childhood, primary, post-primary and higher education, resilience has also become an important consideration and there is increasing awareness of the need to provide a range of supports for students to foster a culture of wellbeing within their learning environment. In this chapter, we will look at resilience to continue our self-inquiry approach with a view to exploring ways to support you to thrive and enjoy your education experience and your work as an ECEC educator.