Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth by Daniel R. P

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"This work shares how college fosters a growth mindset in students, and explains why such a mindset matters"--

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How colleges can foster growth mindsets among students—and why this approach matters.We live in an era of escalating, tech-fueled change. Our jobs and the skills we need to work and thrive are constantly evolving, and those who can't keep up risk falling behind. That's where college comes in. In Mindset Matters, Daniel R. Porterfield advances a powerful new argument about the value of residential undergraduate education and its role in developing growth mindsets among students.The growth mindset, according to Porterfield, is the belief that we can enhance our core qualities or talents through our efforts, strategies, and education, and with assistance from others. People with growth mindsets have faith in self-improvement. They tend to be goal oriented and optimistic, confident that they can master new challenges because they've done so in the past. Feedback is their friend, errors their opportunities to begin again. For students like this, college is a multiyear process of self-creation and self-emergence, a becoming that unfolds because they are applying themselves in a place rich with stimulating people, happenings, resources, and ideas.America's colleges and universities help students build the skills and self-confidence they need for lifelong discovery, creativity, mentorship, teamwork, and striving. These five mindsets, the book argues, are critical for thriving in disruptive times, and students who develop them will reap the rewards long after they graduate. To show how college activates these mindsets and why it matters, Porterfield shares the personal stories of thirty recent graduates—many the first in their families to attend college. Their growth was both self-powered and supported by involved faculty, engaged peers, and opportunity-rich campuses. Porterfield also outlines how colleges and universities can do more to foster cultures of mentoring and personalized learning that help students become leaders of their own learning.

Author Biography

Daniel R. Porterfield is the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He served as the president of Franklin & Marshall College from 2011–2018, during which time he was recognized as an Obama White House Champion of Change.

Table of Contents

PrefaceIntroduction1. The Mindset for Discovery2. The Mindset for Creation3. The Mindset for Mentorship4. The Mindset for Collaboration5. The Mindset for Striving6. Growth Mindsets, Social Good, and Human FlourishingAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

Review

Daniel Porterfield is the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a former college president, and educator who is deeply committed to access and student success....'Mindset Matters' includes 30 stories of what college growth looks like in real and relatable ways.—Brennan Barnard, ForbesThe most powerful aspect of Mindset Mattersare the personal stories of 30 college graduates that Porterfield shares.For those that doubt the power of college—especially small liberal arts colleges—the graduates' voices provide concrete examples of how having a growth mindset helps students to overcome challenges and achieve the successes that they desire.—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes

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How colleges can foster growth mindsets among students—and why this approach matters.

Details ISBN1421449285 Author Daniel R. Porterfield Pages 336 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781421449289 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-08-20 Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Subtitle The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781421449296 Audience General US Release Date 2024-08-20 DEWEY 378.198 ISBN-10 1421449285 UK Release Date 2024-08-20 AU Release Date 2024-06-24 We've got this

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