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Students’ academic learning and socio-emotional well-being are inextricably linked. This chapter introduces the importance of positive psychology and education perspectives in the Asian context. It gives an overview of how the different authors tackled the issue of well-being in their chapters. Cross-cutting themes across the different chapters are also identified.
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King, R.B., Caleon, I.S., Bernardo, A.B.I. (2023). Positive Psychology and Positive Education: Asian Perspectives on Well-Being in Schools. In: King, R.B., Caleon, I.S., Bernardo, A.B.I. (eds) Positive Psychology and Positive Education in Asia. Positive Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5571-8_1
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