Australian Catholic University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. One of the most influential phenomena in education over the last two decades has been that of the “growth mindset”.

When we ask people to tell us what the growth mindset is, we often get lots of different answers, such as working hard, having high expectations, being resilient, or more general ideas like being open ...

Enviable individuals acquire skills and knowledge effortlessly; others are more orderly and achievement-focused than their peers, and still others exhibit unusual talents. While such positive traits ...