1. Beyond coping: some paradigms to consider -- 2. Tenacious goal pursuits and striving toward personal growth -- 3. Proactive coping and quality of life management -- 4. Alone together: comparing communal versus individualistic resil -- 6. Positive psychology and health: situational dependence and personal striving -- 7. Meeting challenges in a classroom context -- 8. Positive emotions in education -- 9. Adolescent well-being: building young people´s resources -- 10. Teaching students how to cope with adversity: the three Cs -- 11. Success and achievement: factors that contribute to positive outcomes -- 12. Concluding remarks: what it all means.