ABSTRACT

The Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools offers the most current and comprehensive insights into how positive psychology principles provide a framework for young people to become active agents in their own learning. The third edition of this groundbreaking volume assembles the latest global research identifying fundamental assets—hope, optimism, gratitude, self-efficacy, emotional regulation, among others—that support students’ learning and well-being. Chapters examining social-ecological perspectives on classroom quality and school climate provide best practice guidance on schoolwide policies and practices. These 35 new chapters explore positive psychology’s ongoing influence and advances on prevention, intervention, and assessment practices in schools.

part Section I|88 pages

Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations

chapter 2|13 pages

PERMAH

A Useful Model for Focusing on Well-Being in Schools

chapter 3|13 pages

Capacities and Vulnerabilities in the Classroom

Self-Determination Theory and the Promotion of Proactive Human Nature among Students

chapter 4|18 pages

Covitality

Cultivating Psychosocial Strengths and Well-Being

part Section II|127 pages

Individual Psychological Assets

chapter 6|13 pages

Well-being Literacy

Language Use as a Way to Contextualize the Process of Positive Education

chapter 8|17 pages

Gratitude in School

Benefits to Students and Schools

chapter 10|20 pages

Social-Emotional Learning

What Are the Learning Outcomes from a Preschool SEL Program (COPE-Resilience) in Taiwan and Australia

chapter 12|20 pages

Conceptualizations of Well-Being during Middle Childhood

Investigating Developmental Shifts through Visual Narrative Analysis

chapter 13|14 pages

Academic Self-Concept

A Key Construct for Positive Psychology

part B|51 pages

Social Development

chapter 14|13 pages

Empathy

A Necessary Ingredient in School-Based Social-Emotional Health and Equity

chapter 16|21 pages

Coming Together

A Comprehensive Overview of the Transdisciplinary Perspectives of School Belonging

part C|79 pages

Academic Development

chapter 18|12 pages

Flow in Schools Reexamined

Cultivating Engagement in Learning from Classrooms to Educational Games

chapter 19|14 pages

Promoting Students' Growth Motivation

Mastery-Structured Classrooms

chapter 20|10 pages

Students' Growth Orientation

Implications for Their Academic Flourishing

chapter 21|16 pages

Achievement Emotions

chapter 22|11 pages

Creativity in the Schools

Creativity Models and New Directions

part Section III|67 pages

Whole School Climate and Culture

chapter 23|16 pages

Prosocial Approaches to School Climate Improvement

Definitions, Measurement, and Improvement Strategies for Thriving Schools

chapter 26|17 pages

Student Voice

Youth Disrupting Barriers to Achieving the Good Life

part Section IV|93 pages

Positive Education in Practice

chapter 29|15 pages

Enhancing Well-Being in Youth

Positive Psychology Interventions for Education in Britain

chapter 31|15 pages

Applications of Positive Psychology in Spain

Strengths-Based Interventions in Diverse Spanish School Ecosystems