The power of mindsets: Nurturing engagement, motivation, and resilience in students

Handbook of Research on Student Engagement

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 541-562

  Brooks, Robert ^a   Brooks, Suzanne ^b   Goldstein, Sam ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WESTON HIGH SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84881017823     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2018-7_26     Document Type: Chapter

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