Positive Psychology and Positive Education in Asia

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 contexts-Singapore, 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. 

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 contexts—Singapore, 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. 

Part I: Understanding Student Well-Being.- 1. Assessment of Well-Being Asian Perspectives.- 2. Factors That Influence the Development of Students’ Academic Resilience: Student Perspectives.- 3. What Makes You Grittier? The Role of Temperament, Parenting, and Teacher Support among Migrant Children in China.- 4. Interacting Dimensions of Locus-of-Hope and Well-Being of Filipino High School and University Students.- 5. Need Support and Need Satisfaction in Arabic Language Classes in Japanese Universities.- Part II: Well-Being of Learners with Special Educational Needs.- 6. Academic Self-Concept, Meaning in Life, and Career Goal-Setting of ADHD Students: A Moderating Effect Analysis.- 7. From School to Career: Testing Academic Self-Concept, Emotion, and Career Adaptability in Students with SpLD in Hong Kong.- 8. Teacher Support and Peer Support: Are They Perceived Similarly Important to Social and Emotional Competencies of Gifted Students?.- 9. Strengths-Based Approach to Cater to Studentswith Autism.- Part III: Parent and Teacher Perspectives on Well-Being.- 10. Teachers’ Perspectives on Positive Education Institution.- 11. Parents’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Student Well-Being:  An Economically and Academically Disadvantaged Perspective.- 12. Growth Mindset Predicts Teachers’ Job Embeddedness: The Role of Well-Being.- 13. Teacher Emotions in Their Professional Lives: Implications for Teacher Development.- 14. Parent Support Is Linked to High Achievement via Positive Emotions.- Part IV: Fostering Well-Being in Schools.- 15. Increasing Academic Well-Being among Secondary School Students: A Strengths-Based Randomized Control Trial.- 16. Demystifying Student-Well-Being Paradigm: Steering Forward via Context-Specific Online Multi-Component Interventions.- 17. The Design and Development of a Positive Education Intervention Programme.- 18. Deep Breathing and Mindfulness—Simple Techniques to Promote Students’ Self-Regulation and Well-Being from the Inside Out.- 19. Shared Book Reading Experience and Children’s Social Emotional Well-Being in Asia.- 20. Promoting Gratitude in an International School: A Qualitative Case Study.- 21. Instilling Growth Mindset in Chinese Community College Students: A Randomized Controlled Study.- 22. Positive Psychology with Children and Adolescents in Israel.- 23. Making Students Happy with Whole-Person Education: Case Study of a Primary School in Hong Kong.- 24. A Whole-School Approach to Positive Education in a Singapore School.- 25. Making Students Happy with Whole-Person Education: Case Study of a Primary School in Hong Kong.