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Title 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
Published Singapore : Springer, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (383 p.)
Series Positive education
Positive education
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
Summary 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, growth mindset, grit, resilience, positive emotions, and well-being among others. The chapters include reviews and empirical research based on diverse methodologies, such as correlational, experimental, quasi-experimental, intervention, longitudinal, and qualitative approaches from six different Asian sociocultural contextsSingapore, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Israel, Macau, and Philippines. All the chapters, provide practical pointers for teachers and educators who aim to nurture well-being in schools
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Subject Educational psychology -- Asia
Positive psychology -- Asia
Psicologia positiva.
Educació.
Benestar.
Àsia.
Genre/Form Llibres electrònics.
Form Electronic book
Author King, Ronnel.
Caleon, Imelda S.
Bernardo, Allan B. I.
ISBN 9789819955718
9819955718