Reducing Inequality in Academic Success for Incoming College Students: A Randomized Trial of Growth Mindset and Belonging Interventions

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 317-338

  Broda, Michael ^a   Yun, John ^b   Schneider, Barbara ^b   Yeager, David S ^c   Walton, Gregory M ^d   Diemer, Matthew ^e  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

growth mindset; light touch intervention; postsecondary education; social belonging

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045086346     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2018.1429037     Document Type: Article

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