Research References

Language of Empowerment:

Blackwell, L. S., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Dweck, C. S. (2007). Implicit theories of intelligence predict achievement across an adolescent transition: A longitudinal study and an intervention. Child Development, 78(1), 246-263.

Oettingen, G., & Mayer, D. (2002). The motivating function of thinking about the future: Expectations versus fantasies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83(5), 1198–1212.

Yeager, D. S., & Dweck, C. S. (2012). Mindsets that promote resilience: When students believe that personal characteristics can be developed. Educational Psychologist, 47(4), 302-314.

Neuroplasticity Unleashed:

Dweck, C. S. (2017). Mindset: Changing the Way You Think to Fulfil Your Potential. Robinson.

Kolb, B., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2015). Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology. Worth Publishers.

Zatorre, R. J., Fields, R. D., & Johansen-Berg, H. (2012). Plasticity in grey and white: Neuroimaging changes in brain structure during learning. Nature Neuroscience, 15(4), 528–536.

Empowering Educators: Mastering the Facilitative Approach:

Alexander, R. J. (2008). A Dialogic Teaching Companion. Routledge.

King, A. (2016). Teaching Strategies for the College Classroom: A Collection of Faculty Articles. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Mercer, N., & Howe, C. (2012). Explaining the dialogic processes of teaching and learning: The value and potential of sociocultural theory. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 1(1), 12-21.

Mercer, N., Hennessy, S., & Warwick, P. (2020). Dialogue and the Development of Children’s Thinking: A Sociocultural Approach. Routledge.Rowe, F., Houghton, S., & Vinson, B. (2017). Exploring teachers’ facilitation in synchronous online discussions. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42(5), 57-74.