Mindsets: Growing Your Brain is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and renowned psychologist Carol Dweck, Stanford University. This conversation provides behind-the-scenes, detailed insights into the development of Carol’s important work on growth mindsets and fixed mindsets: how different ways of thinking influence learning ability and success.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Justified Applause, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
- Fixed Beginnings – Mrs. Wilson’s legacy
- Confronted by Young Wisdom – Encountering growth-minded 10-year-olds
- The Genius Defense – All pain, no gain
- Good and Bad Praise – Embracing the process
- Getting Personal – Popular writing, John McEnroe, and enforcing standards
- Brainsets – Neuroplasticity and intelligence
- Gender Differences – Male and female mindsets
- Getting the Message Out – Inspiration and misinterpretation
- Practical Tips – Beneficial struggling and the power of “yet”
- Diversity and Universality – French, Americans and common ground
- New Horizons – From school bullying to Middle East politics
- The Big Picture – Growing the human condition
Available in electronic format on all major booksellers, including:
–> Also available via your library through JSTOR, ProQuest Ebook Central, and EBSCO’s GOBI.
Mindsets: Growing Your Brain is also part of the five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About Social Psychology, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.
–> Also available via your library through JSTOR, ProQuest Ebook Central, and EBSCO’s GOBI.
We’ve created a one-hour video of our extensive conversation with Carol Dweck which is available on Vimeo On Demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/mindsets
