Debunking the grit narrative in higher education : drawing on the strengths of African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latinx, and Native American students /

Debunking the grit narrative in higher education : drawing on the strengths of African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latinx, and Native American students /

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"Debunking the Grit Narrative in Higher Education examines pressing structural issues currently impacting African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latinx, and Native American students accessing college and succeeding in U.S. postsecondary environments. Drawing from asset-based work o...

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Other Authors: Carter, Deborah Faye (Editor), Locks, Angela M. (Editor), Mendoza, Rocío (Leadership professor) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024
Subjects:
Critical race theory > United States
Educational equalization > United States
Minorities in higher education > United States
School-to-work transition > United States
Démocratisation de l'enseignement > États-Unis
Minorités dans l'enseignement supérieur > États-Unis
Théorie critique de la race > États-Unis
Transition école-travail > États-Unis
Critical race theory
Educational equalization
Minorities in higher education
School-to-work transition
United States
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The problem with grit / Deborah Faye Carter, Roc̕o Mendoza, and Angela M. Locks
  • Critiques of grit as a measure of academic achievement in STEM higher education / Deborah Faye Carter, Juanita E. Razo Duęas, and Roc̕o Mendoza
  • Challenging everyday structural racism : a critical race analysis of grit in STEM / Daniel G. Sol̤rzano
  • The grit narrative : shifting the gaze and the danger / Stephanie J. Waterman
  • Sometimes you're gritty, and sometimes you're not : the racialization of grit for Asian Americans / Jacqueline Mac, Rikka J. Venturanza, Megan Trinh, and Varaxy Yi
  • More than grit : toward critical race college retention and persistence for Latina/o/x students / Nancy Acevedo
  • Gritty enough? African American science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) student success factors / Melissa M. Mahoney
  • Beyond the bootstraps mentality : the fallacy of grit as a measure of success for Black and Latine/x men in California community colleges / Julio Fregoso
  • Returning to campus : equity-minded approaches to degree completion / Sabrina K. Sanders and Su Jin Gatlin Jez
  • A counternarrative to grit through scholarship on Latinx/a/o students and HSIs : a systematic review of the literature / Kathleen Rzucidlo, Stacey R. Speller, Jorge Burmicky, and Robert T. Palmer
  • Holo i ka 'Auwai, flowing with the power of the stream : empowerment-based evaluation and research / Anna M. Ortiz and Maenette K. P. Benham
  • Centering the student in undergraduate research as a retention strategy / Roc̕o Mendoza, Elyzza M. Aparicio, Deborah Faye Carter, and Angela M. Locks
  • Conclusion : The problem with grit is white supremacy / Roc̕o Mendoza, Deborah Faye Carter, and Angela M. Locks

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