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Donna Sue M. Shellman – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this nonexperimental, quantitative study was to analyze relationships between three learning mindset dimensions (growth mindset; purpose and value; and sense of belonging) to retention and persistence to graduation among first-time, full-time Tennessee community college student graduates and nongraduates who attended one of 13…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Learning, World Views, Student Attitudes
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Mariano, Jennifer Menon; Savage, Jessica – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2009
This study used an exploratory mixed methods design to address the questions: (1) "Is there a positive language of youth purpose, and if so, what is it like?" and (2) "Which kinds of purpose best predict reports of positive states and coping styles?" Qualitative coding identified references to positive states and coping…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Language, Goal Orientation