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ERIC Number: ED627244
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr-10
Pages: 15
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Change in Mind: Teachers' Perception of School Improvement with a Growth Mind-Set for Professional Development
Rechsteiner, Beat; Compagnoni, Miriam; Wullschleger, Andrea; Merki, Katharina Maag
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper prepared for the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Online, Apr 8-12, 2021)
Numerous studies show the positive effects of a growth mindset on students' learning. Little has been said about the role teachers' mindsets play for school improvement. In this study, the authors analyzed whether growth mindsets of teachers (vs. fixed mindsets) have an influence on: (1) the interest in their professional development; (2) their organizational cognitive and emotional-motivational regulation; and (3) their individual perception of whether their schools are on the right track to improve. Multilevel SEM analyses on a sample of Swiss primary school teachers (N=1625) reveal that a growth mindset has a positive effect on the perception of the school's improvement. Furthermore, this effect is mediated through organizational cognitive and emotional-motivational regulation and interest in professional development.
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Switzerland
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