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The Power Of Transformation: A Grounded Theory Study Of Cultivating Teacher Growth Mindset Towards Student Intelligence, Judith Bethge Apr 2018

The Power Of Transformation: A Grounded Theory Study Of Cultivating Teacher Growth Mindset Towards Student Intelligence, Judith Bethge

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this systematic grounded theory study is to explain the process that teachers experience to transform their mindset regarding student intelligence from fixed towards growth, including effective transformation approaches and obstacles. This study focuses on the transformation experiences of 14 teachers in grades 9-12 from schools in the Midwest region of the United States. Dweck’s mindset theory, Wenger’s communities of practice, Mezirow’s Transformative Learning Theory, and Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory guided the conceptual framework for developing a theoretical model to explain the process of teacher mindset transformation. Data collected using Dweck’s Mindset Instrument, King’s Learning Activities Survey, interviews, …