The Power of Student Agency, Anindya Kundu
The Power of Student Agency, Anindya Kundu
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The Power of Student Agency
Looking Beyond Grit to Close the Opportunity Gap

Author: Anindya Kundu, Pedro A. Noguera

Narrator: Neil Shah

Unabridged: 7 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/23/2021

Categories: Nonfiction, Education

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.

About Anindya Kundu

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on March 14, 2021

Like many people, I absolutely loved Grit by Angela Duckworth. And if you enjoyed that book, you definitely need this book from Anindya Kundu. Kundu expands off of the idea of "grit" by explaining that there's more, which comes in the form of student agency. The only thing that bums me out about thi......more

Goodreads review by Adrian on September 14, 2024

Fostering student agency is one of the most important jobs teachers do for their students. Unfortunately, our current public education system does not support all students equitably. Dr. Anindya Kundu conducted qualitative research, using sociological methods, to generate multiple hypotheses as to w......more

Goodreads review by Michael on August 18, 2020

WOW! WHAT AN HONOR TO READ! ANINDYA KUNDU, PHD, BRILLIANTLY ILLUSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT AGENCY - BRIEFLY DEFINED: ONES CAPACITY TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO NAVIGATE OBSTACLES TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE. THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK DR. KUNDU SHARES REAL INTERVIEWS FROM PEOPLE WHO EXHIBITED COMMON THEM......more

Goodreads review by Jayeeta on June 03, 2024

This is a thoughtful, infinitely readable, book on how to build student agency in ALL students to create student success. It provides a hopeful message on how to combat the opportunity gap faced by the most vulnerable students.......more

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