| Description |
xxi, 274 pages ; 23 cm |
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Contents note continued: ch. Thirteen Parents' role in developing young people / Anna Golawski -- pt. III APPLIED CASE STUDIES AND RESEARCH CASE STUDIES -- ch. Fourteen Mental toughness in secondary schools / Helen St Clair-Thompson -- ch. Fifteen Mental toughness in Higher Education / Helen St Clair-Thompson -- ch. Sixteen Boosting career decision making and employability through mental toughness / Paula Quinton-Jones -- ch. Seventeen Sex gender identity and mental toughness / Sarah McGeown -- ch. Eighteen Sport and its role in developing young people / John L. Perry -- ch. Nineteen Performance, behaviour, and career aspirations of students in secondary education---mental toughness case study / Damian Allen -- pt. IV DEVELOPING MENTAL TOUGHNESS -- ch. Twenty Can mental toughness be developed in young people? / Doug Strycharczyk -- ch. Twenty-One Positive thinking / Doug Strycharczyk -- ch. Twenty-Two Anxiety and anxiety control / Sharon Bryan -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. Twenty-Three Goal setting / Doug Strycharczyk -- ch. Twenty-Four Attentional control / Pauline Bowe -- ch. Twenty-Five Mindfulness for young people / Liz Hall |
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I BACKGROUND -- ch. One What is mental toughness? / Doug Strycharczyk -- ch. Two The four C's model / Peter Clough -- ch. Three Mental toughness: its relevance to teaching / Peter Clough -- ch. Four Research using the MTQ48 / Peter Clough -- ch. Five Assessing mental toughness---MTQ48 / Keith Earle -- ch. Six MTQ48 report types and handling feedback / Claudine Rowlands -- ch. Seven Mental toughness---its links to current thinking / Doug Strycharczyk -- pt. II APPLIED PERSPECTIVES -- ch. Eight Evaluation and Return On Investment (ROI) / Bethia Mcneil -- ch. Nine Developing mental toughness in young people: coaching as an applied positive psychology / Suzy Green -- ch. Ten Social mobility and managing shift / Jen Lexmond -- ch. Eleven Employability and young people / Kieran Gordon -- ch. Twelve Practical applications: young people, teachers, and school leaders / Andrea Berkeley -- |
| Summary |
The goal of this book is to describe the concept of 'Mental Toughness' in such a way that the reader understands the concept and understands how it relates to the development of young people of all ages, whether they are in education or engage in extra-curricular activity. Such understanding is particularly important in the context of change and the challenge of preparing to live and work in a fast moving and fast changing world. One of the greatest challenges facing society today is that of developing young people who are the future generators of wealth so that they can play a full and productive part in the economic and social development of the world they inhabit and will inhabit. The need for this is particularly acute in the west where the old order is fast disappearing. The purpose of education and youth work is not only to ensure that young people are skilled and qualified. It must also prepare young people with the attributes and qualities that enable them to apply what they have learned in a challenging, changing and often stressful world. A number of initiatives have recently emerged which all have the same goal - to prepare young people for life in a world that demands resilience, confidence, tenacity and commitment in addition to vocational and academic skills. Possible the most important of these initiatives is Mental Toughness which, arguably, embraces most, if not all, of the other initiatives in producing the most comprehensive and enduring approach |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 251-262 |
| Audience |
Adult |
| Subject |
Mental discipline.
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Toughness (Personality trait)
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Performance -- Psychological aspects.
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Work -- Psychological aspects.
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Young adults -- Psychology.
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Youth -- Mental health.
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| Author |
Clough, Peter (Psychologist), editor
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Strycharczyk, Doug, editor
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| LC no. |
2014497016 |
| ISBN |
9781782200055 |
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