Growth Mindset – A New Paradigm in Educational Management

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10.2991/978-2-38476-599-7_15How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Growth Mindset; Fixed Mindset; Self-Efficacy; Continuing Professional Development for Educational Leaders

Abstract

This paper explores the growth mindset as an emerging paradigm in educational management, analysing both its theoretical and neuroscientific foundations, as well as its practical implications for educational leaders, teachers and educational communities as a whole. The paper presents various aspects related to the adoption of a growth mindset in educational management, not merely as a motivational technique, but as a genuine paradigm shift, with systemic effects on the quality of education, the organisational climate and students’ long-term outcomes. The paper presents the main contextual factors influencing the mindset of educational leaders in managerial decision-making and explains the value of current managerial strategies and practices based on a growth mindset compared to the managerial behavior based on a fixed mindset of some leaders at the organisational level.

The conclusions of the paper highlight the advantages of a paradigm shift in educational management through the adoption of growth mindset principles in the performance management systems of current school organisations.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mihaela-Gabriela Neacșu
AU  - Mușata-Dacia Bocoș
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/31
TI  - Growth Mindset – A New Paradigm in Educational Management
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Management and Entrepreneurial Leadership for K-12 Education Excellence (LEADK12 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 247
EP  - 259
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-599-7_15
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-599-7_15
ID  - Neacșu2026
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