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by Carol S. Dweck (Author) "The hallmark of successful individuals is that they love learning, they seek challenges, they value effort, and they persist in the face of obstacles (see..." (more)
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"Based on extensive research with children and young adults, this book examines adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows how these patterns originate in people's self theories; their consequences for one's achievment, social relationships, and emotional well-being; thier consequences for society; and the experiences that create these cognitive-motivational patterns."
-"Resources in Education
"What we have here is no ordinary scholarly psychology volume. Ever so rarely, we are offered a psychology book that is so beautifully written, lucidly organized, and elegant in its description of ideas.... I see many uses for this wonderful volume. Instead of having to put together a rather large stack of reprints to introduce students to her groundbreaking work, I now can refer them to something far better -- the author's view of how her work has developed over the years."
-"Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
"[This book] describes pathbreaking research in a style that is accessible to many audiences. It calls into question some of the most widely-held beliefs . . . about effective practices for maximizing children's self-confidence and learning."
-Deborah Stipek, "UCLA
"The book is central to basic issues in social, personality, and developmental psychology. Indeed, it is like a guided tour through the scenic terrain of Carol's fascinating program of research. The writing is lively and engaging and the organization is unusually clear. The examples are well-chosen and intuitively compelling; they are easy to relate to our own lives and to the people that we know."
-Diane N. Ruble, "New York University
"[This book] is simply among thebest book in psychology I've read during the past year or two. It's superb. . . I could hardly put [it] down."
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This text sheds light on how people work - why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. Dweck presents her research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows: how these patterns originate in people's self-theories; their consequences for the person - for achievement, social relationships, and emotional well-being; their consequences for society, from issues of human potential to stereotyping and intergroup relations; and the experiences that create them. This text should be of interest to researchers in social psychology, child development, and education, and is appropriate for both graduate and senior undergraduate students in these areas.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I bought this for an essay, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it, 24 Nov 2008
By R Cochrane (Hampshire, UK) - See all my reviews
I sourced this book for an essay I am writing for a teaching course. I looked up the current research on motivation and found that Dweck was an important author, so I bought this book.

I like the fact that the book has a firm foundation in research - it is not just someone's ideas or 'common sense'. However, although the foundation is research, Dweck has a very accessible way of presenting her ideas.

The ideas themselves are very interesting, and I have found that they have had a great influence on my work in the classroom. For those familiar with Shirley Clarke, Clarke also quotes Dweck in her book 'Enriching Feedback in the Primary Classroom.

This book is not a 'how to in the primary classroom'. You will have to do more applied thinking yourself. However, the ideas are so interesting, that I have found myself keen to do that thinking.

Worth the money.
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