Overview

In The Quest for Mastery, Sam M. Intrator and Don Siegel investigate an emerging trend: the growth of out-of-school programmes dedicated to helping underserved youth develop the personal qualities and capacities that will help them succeed in school, college, and beyond. Intensive programmes from rowing to youth radio, from lacrosse to studio art, aim to create ""communities of practice"" that capture young people's interest and support them as they strive to excel. Through richly detailed accounts, the authors describe the unconventional ways these programmes have evolved and articulate the formidable challenges they face in operationalising their aspirations. By documenting the powerful effect out-of-school programmes like these can have in transforming lives, the authors show how young people can become engaged in meaningful and productive learning experiences and highlight the poignant contrast between what these students experience inside and outside of school.

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Author:   Sam M. Intrator ,  Don Siegel
Publisher:   Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Imprint:   Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.325kg
ISBN:  

9781612506593

ISBN 10:   1612506593
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   28 February 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS PREFACE ix INTRODUCTION “Everything and the Kitchen Sink” 1 CHAPTER ONE The Promise of Out-of-School Programs 19 CHAPTER TWO The Framework for Getting Good at Anything 39 CHAPTER THREE Communities of Practice 51 Absorbed in Achieving CHAPTER FOUR Learning a Mastery Mindset 69 The Will to Excel CHAPTER FIVE Intrinsic Motivation 93 Energized from Within CHAPTER SIX Acquiring Social Capital 115 New Connections, New Contexts CHAPTER SEVEN The Transfer of Supercognitives 141 Deploying Skills Across Settings CHAPTER EIGHT What Schools Don’t Do 157 APPENDIX A About Project Coach 177 APPENDIX B Program Descriptions 181 APPENDIX C Interviews and Conversations 189 APPENDIX D Notes for New Staff Members 193 NOTES 205 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 217 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 221 INDEX 223

Reviews

These researchers have tried to understand what makes youth programs such as theirs distinctive from school-related activities and what can schools learn from this kind of endeavor. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. <b> R.C. Morris</b>, <i>CHOICE</i>

These researchers have tried to understand what makes youth programs such as theirs distinctive from school-related activities and what can schools learn from this kind of endeavor.Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. R.C. Morris, CHOICE

These researchers have tried to understand what makes youth programs such as theirs distinctive from school-related activities and what can schools learn from this kind of endeavor. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. R.C. Morris, CHOICE

These researchers have tried to understand what makes youth programs such as theirs distinctive from school-related activities and what can schools learn from this kind of endeavor. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. R.C. Morris, CHOICE

Author Information

Sam M. Intrator is a professor of education and child study and a member of the Urban Studies Program at Smith College. Don Siegel is a professor of exercise and sport studies at Smith College. Intrator and Siegel are codirectors of Project Coach, an afterschool youth programme in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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