Are Students and School Personnel Learning to be Helpless-Oriented or Resourceful-Oriented? Part 1: Focus on Students

Abstract

The phenomena of learned helplessness and learned resourcefulness offer consultants and school personnel an alternative way to conceptualize and work with the problems of low motivation and self-esteem in students. In this article, these phenomena are described and interventions are posed that can assist students in learning to develop more resourceful attitudes and behaviors.