Positive psychology and positive education aim to broaden the definition of prosperity and
success to include well-being. This qualitative study sought to explore whether students in a …

Positive psychology is the study of the conditions and processes that contribute to optimal
flourishing in people, groups and organisations. This paper outlines the PROSPER …

In the fi rst edition of this handbook, Baker and Maupin (2009) conveyed that school
satisfaction refers to a student's subjective cognitive appraisal of the quality of his or …

Positive education is defined as education for both traditional skills and for happiness. The
high prevalence worldwide of depression among young people, the small rise in life …

Positive education is an umbrella term used to describe empirically validated and
scientifically informed interventions and programs from positive psychology that have an …

A range of definitions, critiques and debates surround positive education. One critique
includes the claim that it is neither a unique nor new endeavour. How is positive education …

Positive education is characterized by applying positive psychology interventions (PPIs)
within educational settings. Increasing evidence suggests that PPIs can help increase well …

In recent decades, we have witnessed a dramatic increase in mental illness in children and
adolescents globally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2005), the …

In the emergent field of positive education, studies have investigated the characteristics of
successful positive education interventions (Waters Australian Educational and …

Positive education (PosEd) combines the concepts and scholarship of positive psychology
(PP) with best practice guidelines from education to promote student flourishing within …