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Debunking the grit narrative in higher education : drawing on the strengths of African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latinx, and Native American students / Edited by Angela M. Locks, Rocío Mendoza, and Deborah Faye Carter.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational equalization--United States.
- Educational equalization.
- Minorities in higher education--United States.
- Minorities in higher education.
- School-to-work transition--United States.
- School-to-work transition.
- Critical race theory--United States.
- Critical race theory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 262 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781003802075 (electronic bk.)
- 1003802079 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032170279
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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