Mood research and positive psychology justify the assumption that teachers' own levels of work enjoyment influence the extent to which they provide clarity and support, stimulation and application-orientation. Fredrickson and Branigan (2005) conclude from numerous studies that positive emotions broaden thought-action repertoires.
By means of these broadened thoughts and actions, people encounter more learning experiences, which in turn facilitate people's cognitive, social, physiological, and psychological development.
Most songs refer to particulars -- monarchy, organized religion, the Iraq war, pollution -- but the lyrics broaden the thoughts toward "breathe a little more/ buy a little less," or "every single death/ a single crime".
Michael B. Petras Jr., vice president of GE Consumer and Industrial — the unit that includes General Electric's lighting business — broadened the thought to all forms of lighting.
As he considered the moment, Wade broadened the thought — to what it would mean to his teammate Juwan Howard, a fellow Chicagoan, who has played 16 years without winning a title; to what it would mean to the Miami franchise; to what it would mean to this group that came together only eight months ago.
Positive emotions however, may broaden one's thoughts and actions, and build important personal resources, including coping resources [ 24].
If tolerated or ignored, current moves to integrate education, business and the state will effectively make a mockery of any vision of the university as an institution that seeks to foster independent thought and broaden our solidarities.
I'm at a point where I would like to hear some advice, broaden my perspective and exchange thoughts.
Reading is the only means I know of to enter intimately into minds remote in time or place from my own — from the ancient past, for example — or to feel broadened by the thoughts and experiences other people very different from me have had.
Apply this principle to as many situations as possible to help broaden your experiences and develop food for thought.
But as awareness of global issues broaden and occupy greater leverage in our thoughts, I find myself more and more interested in the history of events, people and places.
