Future Directions in Well-Being Education, Organizations and Policy [Hardcover]

This book is a collection of essays advancing the discourse in well-being science, authored by key thought leaders in positive psychology and its variants, including positive education, character education, and positive organizational scholarship. The authors address topics such as the next big ideas in well-being research and practice, potential strategies , as well as current gaps and limitations of the field. This book will be of particular interest for policy makers, educators and practitioners, as well as researchers.Foreword; Lord OShaughnessy.- Part I. Education.- Overview; Mathew A. White, Dan Loton, Gavin R. Slemp and A. Simon Murray.-  Chapter 1. Positive Education: Developing Skills for School Life and Beyond; Zo? Alford.- Chapter 2. Evolution of Student Leadership Following the Introduction of Well-Being; Alasdair McCall and Sam Beer.- Chapter 3. Opportunities for Technology in Promoting Resilience and Well-Being in Schools; Jane Burns and Melissa Weinberg.- Chapter 4. Healing and Growth in the Classroom: A Positive Education for Trauma-Affected; Tom Brunzell.- Chapter 5. Impact of Activity: Future Direction of Positive Education; Mathew A. White.- Chapter 6. Theology and Psychology in Conservation: Ellen T. Carry.- Chapter 7. Positive Psychology, A New Interpretative Lens for Scripture Defined; Theodore McCall.- Chapter 8. The Tao of Leadership; Lim Lai Cheng.- Chapter 9. Keeping Up with The Times: A Considered Approach to Measuring Youth Well-Being; Tan-Chyuan Chin.- Chapter 10. Positive Education's New Frontier: Curriculum Integration; Emily FitzSimons.- Chapter 11. Your Phone vs. Your Heart; Barbara Fredrickson.- Chapter 13. Partnering Evidence-Based Coaching and Positive Psychology; Suzy Green and Sean O'Connor.- Chapter 14. Strengths and Virtues: An Integrated Approach; Liz Gulliford.- Chapter 15. Perseverance, Achievement, and Positive Education; Margaret L. Kern.- Chapter 16. Creating Whole-School strategies That Last;l3!