The Power of Student Agency: Looking Beyond Grit to Close the Opportunity Gap - Couverture souple

Kundu, Anindya

 
9780807763889: The Power of Student Agency: Looking Beyond Grit to Close the Opportunity Gap
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0807763888 ISBN 13 : 9780807763889
Editeur : Teachers' College Press, 2020

Synopsis

How can we promote the learning and well-being of all students, especially those who come from some of the most disadvantaged backgrounds? Anindya Kundu argues that we can fight against deeply rooted inequalities in the American educational system by harnessing student agency—each person’s unique capacity for positive change. To make his case, Kundu draws powerful narratives from a population of individuals who beat the odds to become academically and professionally successful. These strivers have overcome challenges such as broken families, homelessness, unexpected pregnancies, forms of abuse, incarceration, and more, to make it in the world. But it wasn’t simply individualism, tenacity, resilience, or grit that helped them. Rather, as Kundu illustrates, it was a combination of social and cultural supports that paved the path towards their dreams, harnessing the inherent power of their agency. Book Features: A counter-narrative to the popular misconception that all students need is “grit.” A strengths-based approach to education that is sensitive to students’ communities and cultures. Rich, first-person quotes from individuals who have overcome immense odds. Useful diagrams for educational stakeholders on the relationship between grit and agency. Descriptions of dense sociological concepts presented in plain terms. Inclusion of fundamental and new waves in psychology.

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À propos de l?auteur

Anindya Kundu is currently a senior fellow at the City University of New York Graduate Center. His work has appeared in NPR Education, MSNBC, the Huffington Post, and he has given two TED Talks with millions of views.

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Éditeur
Teachers' College Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0807763888
ISBN 13 
9780807763889
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0807763896 ISBN 13 :  9780807763896
Editeur : Teachers' College Press, 2020
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