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Yeager, David Scott; Dweck, Carol S. – Educational Psychologist, 2012
Because challenges are ubiquitous, resilience is essential for success in school and in life. In this article we review research demonstrating the impact of students' mindsets on their resilience in the face of academic and social challenges. We show that students who believe (or are taught) that intellectual abilities are qualities that can be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Personality Traits, Resilience (Psychology), Individual Characteristics
Horn, Laura J.; Chen, Xianglei – 1998
This study examined whether or not student, parent, and peer engagement factors that contribute to at-risk students' success in graduating from high school continue to be important in making the transition from high school to postsecondary education. The data set used was the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, which included 1994 data…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth