Born to Choose

John H. Falk is Executive Director of the Institute for Learning Innovation and Professor Emeritus of Free-Choice STEM Learning at Oregon State University, USA. He holds a joint doctorate in ecology and science education, and has published widely on a range of topics.

1. Born to Choose: An Introduction Part I Developing the Well-Being Systems Model 2. Well-Being and Choice 3. Well-Being, Self and Self-Related Needs 4. The Origins of Well-Being Systems 5. Well-Being Systems and the Brain 6. The Well-Being Systems Model Part II Evolution and Workings of Well-Being Systems 7. Continuity (Originating More Than 3.7 Billion Years Ago) 8. Individuality (Originating More Than 3.5 Billion Years Ago) 9. Sexuality (Originating More Than 2 Billion Years Ago) 10. Sociality (Originating More Than 600 Million Years Ago) 11. Relationality (Originating More Than 16 Million Years Ago) 12. Reflectivity (Originating More Than 5 Million Years Ago) 13. Creativity and Spirituality (Originating More Than 350,000 Years Ago) Part III Applying the Well-Being Systems Model 14. Understanding the Individual in the Moment 15. Understanding the Individual Over Time 16. Understandings Beyond the Individual Afterword