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    Introduction and Overview
    Kern, ML ; Wehmeyer, ML ; Scull, J ; Raban, B (Springer International Publishing, 2021)
    Abstract Over the past decade, the positive education movement has grown, with the rapid increase of research, curricula, programs, and approaches to supporting wellbeing within educational communities. We introduce positive education, unpacking the positive perspective, considering how positive education emerged from this perspective, and discussing the implications moving forward. We then provide an overview of the chapters within this Handbook. Aligned with the valuing of open dialogue and diverse perspectives, authors provide various definitions of, perspectives around, and approaches to positive education. The Handbook attempts to give light to the plurality of models and perspectives, highlights high-quality research and research-to-practice efforts, incorporates a broad range of topics, and includes international and multi-disciplinary approaches. As a whole, the Handbook aims to support collective efforts to create and shape educational environments that allow all members of our educational communities to thrive, both now and for future generations.
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    Systems Informed Positive Education
    Kern, ML ; Taylor, JA ; Kern, ML ; Wehmeyer, ML (Springer International Publishing, 2021)
    Abstract Positive psychology as a discipline has focused primarily on understanding and building individual wellbeing. But the application of positive psychology within schools brings a number of challenges that transcend simplistic approaches. Schools are dynamic in nature and subject to numerous pressures and competing priorities. Positive psychology interventions can be helpful, some of the time, for some people, but there is a need to identify and transcend the limiting paradigms that drive our research, practices, and beliefs, moving beyond simplistic interventions and programs to broader awareness and mindful action. Systems Informed Positive Education (SIPE) explicitly incorporates aspects of the systems sciences into positive education practice and pedagogy to cultivate optimal learning environments that bring out the best in each individual and of the school community as a whole. This chapter describes SIPE, illustrates SIPE in action, and highlights key principles and their implications for embedding wellbeing at the heart of education.
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    The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education
    Jarden, A ; Jarden, R ; Chin, T ; Kern, M ; Kern, ML ; Wehmeyer, ML (Springer International Publishing, 2021)
    This open access handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the growing field of positive education, featuring a broad range of theoretical, applied, and practice-focused chapters from leading international experts.
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    Assessing Wellbeing in School Communities
    Jarden, A ; Jarden, R ; Chin, T-C ; Kern, ML ; Kern, ML ; Wehmeyer, ML (Springer International Publishing, 2021)
    Abstract This chapter summarizes the essentials of assessment, principles of good assessment, and wellbeing assessment in the context of school communities. Drawing from positive education initiatives, what wellbeing assessments in schools look like, and why they are important is outlined and discussed. Examples of good assessment tools and their use in practice are explored. The chapter further focuses on the content, processes, and systems involved in assessment, before addressing the use of assessment data in decision-making and providing examples of good assessment in practice. The chapter ends by highlighting questions schools and decision-makers may draw from in choosing and developing assessment tools and approaches for their unique school community.