Positive psychology and positive education in Asia understanding and fostering well-being in schools

Positive psychology and positive education in Asia understanding and fostering well-being in schools / Ronnel B. King, Imelda Santos Caleon, Allan B. I. Bernardo, editors.

This book explores students and teachers well-being from positive psychology and education perspectives and showcases interventions that optimize well-being in the school context. The book also covers crucial positive psychology and education topics/themes including character strengths, gratitude, g...

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Other Authors: King, Ronnel, Caleon, Imelda S., Bernardo, Allan B. I.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2023.
Series:Positive education.
Subjects:
Educational psychology > Asia.
Positive psychology > Asia.
Educational psychology.
Positive psychology.
Psicologia positiva.
Educació.
Benestar.
Asia.
Àsia.
Llibres electrònics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • 1 Positive Psychology and Positive Education: Asian Perspectives on Well-Being in Schools
  • Factors and Processes for Fostering Students' Well-Being
  • Teacher Perspectives on Well-Being
  • Fostering Well-Being in Schools
  • Cultural Perspectives on Flourishing and Well-Being
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part I Factors and Processes for Fostering Student Well-Being
  • 2 Factors and Processes That Facilitate the Development of Academic Resilience: Perspectives from Students in Singapore
  • Resilience Process: Risk and Protective Factors
  • Protective Factors for Developing Resilience
  • Process Mechanisms for Resilience Development
  • Purpose of Study
  • Methodology
  • Participants
  • Interview Procedure
  • Data Analysis
  • Results and Discussion
  • Goal-Directed Thinking, Goal Pursuit and Future Orientation
  • Framing and Tackling Failure
  • Receiving Support from Significant Others
  • Conclusion and Implications
  • References
  • 3 Sense of School Belonging and Kindness Among Hong Kong Primary Students: A Latent Profile Analysis
  • Sense of School Belonging
  • SSB and Character Strength of Kindness
  • The Current Study
  • Method
  • Participants
  • Instruments
  • Data Analysis
  • Results
  • Latent Profile Analysis
  • SSB Profiles and Character Strength of Kindness
  • Discussion
  • Limitations and Future Research
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 4 Feedback Orientation and Learning-Related Academic Emotions: An Exploratory Study in Filipino University Students
  • Feedback Orientation
  • Control-Value Theory
  • Philippine Context
  • Overview of the Current Study
  • Significance of the Study
  • Method
  • Participants and Procedure
  • Measures
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 5 Interacting Dimensions of Locus-Of-Hope and Well-Being of Filipino Students
  • Hope and Students: Perspectives of Snyder's Hope Theory
  • Locus-of-Hope Perspective: Broadening Resources of Hope
  • Current Study
  • Method
  • Participants and Procedures
  • Measures
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Limitations of the Study
  • Theoretical Insights
  • Practical Propositions
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 6 Protective Role of Character Strengths in School Adjustment Among Low-Track Students
  • Methods
  • Participants and Procedure
  • Measurements
  • Data Analysis
  • Results
  • Common Method Bias
  • Character Strengths in Heterogeneous Ability Classes Before Grouping
  • Character Strengths in Homogeneous Ability Classes After Grouping
  • Partial Correlations Between Character Strengths and School Adjustment in Each Ability Group
  • Hierarchical Regressions Linking Character Strengths with School Adjustment
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Part II Teacher Perspectives on Well-Being
  • 7 Teacher Perspectives on Positive Education: Hwa Chong Institution's Journey
  • Positive Psychology and Positive Education
  • Positive Education in Singapore Schools

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