Foreword: Martin Seligman, Ph.D., Director of the Penn Positive Psychology Center, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology in the Penn Department of Psychology, and Director of the Penn Master of Applied Positive Psychology program (MAPP), University of Pennsylvania, United States.
Section I: Overview of Positive Education
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Positive Education
Margaret Kern, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Chapter 2: Positive Education Around the World
Sylvia Kwok, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences and convenor of the Positive Education Laboratory, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Section II: Core Goals for Positive Education
Chapter 3: Wellbeing and Flourishing
Covadonga Chaves Vélez, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Psychology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain and Research Director, Institute of Happiness Sciences, Tecmilenio University, Mexico
Chapter 4: Resilience
Tammie Ronen, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Renata Adler Memorial Research Center for Child Welfare and Protection, Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Chapter 5: Social and Emotional Learning
Erica Fryenberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
Chapter 6: Skills for the 21st Century Workplace
Shiri Lavy, Ph.D., Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Department of Leadership and Policy in Education, University of Haifa, Israel
Chapter 7: Approaches to Positive Education
Denise Quinlan, Ph.D., Senior Facilitator, Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, and Research Fellow, University Of Otago, New Zealand
Suzy Green, D.Psyc., Clinical and Coaching Psychologist and Founder, The Positivity Institute, New South Wales, Australia
Section III: Foundations of Positive Education
Chapter 8: Strength-Based Interventions in Educational Systems
Ryan Niemiec, Ph.D., Licensed psychologist, and Education Director, VIA Institute on Character, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Chapter 9: Building Positive Emotions and Playfulness
Frans Orsted Andersen, PH.D., Associate Professor, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark
Chapter 10: Creativity and Intelligence
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., Lecturer, Department of Psychology and Scientific Director, Imagination Institute, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
Chapter 11: Growth Mindset
Carol Dweck, Ph.D., Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University.
Chapter 12: Perseverance, SelfC-control, and Grit
Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Senior Advisor, Positive Psychology Center, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, United States
Chapter 13: Engagement
Mette Marie Ledertoug, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark
Chapter 14: Mindfulness, Meditation, and Related Practices
Nimrod Sheinman, M.D., Director, Israel Center for Mindfulness in Education, School of Education, Haifa University, Israel
Chapter 15: Relationships
Kelly-Ann Allen, Ph.D., Educational and Developmental Psychologist, Melbourne Graduate School for Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
Chapter 16: Meaning and Purpose in Life
Michael Steger, Ph.D., Professor, Applied Social and Health Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Director, Laboratory of the Study of Meaning and Quality of Life, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, United States
Chapter 17: Civic Character
Reed W. Larson, Ph.D., Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, United States.
Chapter 17: Moral Education
Theodore McCall, M.Div, Ph.D., School Chaplain, St. Peter’s College, Adelaide, Australia
Chapter 18: Trauma Informed Approaches
Tom Brunzell, MS, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Melbourne and Senior Advisor, Berry Street Childhood Institute, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Chapter 19: Reaching the Disadvantaged
Denise Quinlan, Ph.D., Senior Facilitator, Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, and Research Fellow, University Of Otago, New Zealand
Sue Roffey, Ph.D., Honorary Associate Professor, University of Exeter, England Adjunct Associate Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Chapter 20: Making positive education fun
Ilona Boniwell, Ph.D., Visiting Principal Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Cambridge University, England, and Head, MSc in Applied Positive Psychology, Angela Ruskin University, England and France
Section IV: Enablers of Wellbeing and Resilience
Chapter 18: Self-Determination
Michael Wehmeyer, Ph.D., Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor in Special Education, Chair, Department of Special Education, Senior Scientist and Director, Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas
Richard Ryan, Ph.D., Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, New South Wales, Australia and Research Professor in Psychology, University of Rochester, New York, United States
Edward Deci, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences, University of Rochester, New York, United States
Chapter 19: Positive Youth Development
Richard Lerner, Ph.D., Bergstrom Chair, and Director, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Eliot Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States.
Dan Romer, Ph.D., Research Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, Director, Adolescent Communication Institute, University of Pennsylvania, United States.
Chapter 20: Career and Life Design
Mark Savickas, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of COunselor Education, Kent State University, Professor Extraordinaire, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Laura Nota , Ph.D., Professor, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, Director, Laboratory for Research and Intervention in Vocational Designing and Career Counselling, University of Padova, Italy
Chapter 21: Assessing and Enabling Wellbeing in the Community
Aaron Jarden, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and Director, Masters of Applied Positive Psychology, Centre for Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne, Australia
Chapter 22: Teacher and Staff Wellbeing
Matthew White, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Program Director, Master of Education, School of Education, University of Adelaide, Honorary Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
