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Carol Craig

Dr Carol Craig is Chief Executive of the Centre for Confidence and Well-being in Glasgow. Her first book, The Scots’ Crisis of Confidence, made an important contribution to the growing debate about the relationship between self-confidence, learning and achievement. Her second book, Creating Confidence, was published in August 2007.

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Confidence and self-esteem - Carol Craig

The focus of this perspective movie is confidence and self-esteem. Carol Craig highlights the problems caused by focusing on raising children's self-esteem without increasing their self-efficacy.

Creating confident learners - Carol Craig

The focus of this perspective movie is self-confidence. Carol Craig contrasts introverts and extraverts, and reflects on the implications for learning.

Fixed and growth mindsets - Carol Craig

The focus of this perspective movie is mindsets. Carol Craig contrasts the different effects of fixed and growth mindsets and reviews the research of Carol Dweck. The underlying message is that young people who choose growth mindsets become more effective learners and achieve more, both at school and in the wider world.

Learned optimism - Carol Craig

The focus of this perspective movie is optimism and pessimism. Carol Craig contrasts the different effects of optimistic and pessimistic thinking on the learning of young people and on their subsequent achievements at school and the wider world. The underlying message is that people can learn to be optimistic.

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