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This chapter discusses and reviews the literature on character strengths and character strengths interventions in education. Following a brief introduction into moral character, a positive psychological classification and measurement system of character strengths is presented. Empirical research findings exploring the relationship between character strengths and other well-being variables are subsequently reviewed. Finally, examples of curriculum based positive psychological interventions applying character strengths in education are presented and summary of overall findings discussed.
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Proctor, C. (2013). The Importance of Good Character. In: Proctor, C., Linley, P. (eds) Research, Applications, and Interventions for Children and Adolescents. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6398-2_2
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