Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Positive psychology in schools

Positive schools : an introduction

Applying positive psychology in primary schools

Part 2. Connecting with others

Positive relationships

Self-confidence and self-efficacy development in schools

Courage in positive education

Working with strengths in education : why educators should strength spot in their students, and how students feel about this work

Coaching conversation to enhance well-being

Part 3. Connecting with self

Has life no meaning? Cultivating youth life meaning in schools

Embedding compassion in schools : the what's, the why's, and the how's

Meditation-based tools for balance, focus, and health

Strengths-based interventions for students and staff

Part 4. Creativity in schools : arts, playing, and language

Arts and well-being

Music, technology, and well-being

Playing and thriving in school

Well-being lexicon in schools

Part 5. Inclusion

School belonging as an essential component of positive psychology in schools

Positive psychology and school bullying

Positive psychology, strengths-based and inclusive practice, and inclusive practices, and disability

Positive solution

Part 6. The road less travelled for well-being strategies

The why and how of whole-school well-being

Pedagogy for well-being : a new model for organic development of well-being in schools

Well-being of school teachers

Expertise : the problem with experience