Research indicates that health problems are becoming increasingly complex and prevalent
among college students, while largely going without recognition or treatment. Low-income …

Recent research in psychology introduces “grit” as a characteristic observable in successful
students (Duckworth, 2016). Popular applications of the grit framework can further the notion …

This paper proposes the currently fashionable psychological notion of “grit” as a potentially
useful variable in sociological analysis and explores its potential for contributing to …

Grit, the concept consisting of perseverance and passion towards a desired long-term goal,
has been spotlighted as a key psychological resource that is predictive of positive life …

Despite growing interest from the public, little attention has been directed toward grit in
sociology. By disaggregating grit into its component factors (ie, perseverance of effort and …

This working paper explores the meanings and experiences of resilience, and its gender
dimensions, among a cohort of Ethiopian children exposed to poverty and adversity across …

Our purpose is to understand the experiences of low-income nutrition program graduates of
color and identify supports and barriers to pursuing professional credentialing. Thirteen …

There is limited research on why Latina students stay and successfully graduate from high
school and continue to pursue higher education. This phenomenological study examined …

This chapter will tell the story of how a cohort of master's students were engaged in a project-
based course in which their problem to be tackled was the re-design of their larger program …

Student life and pedagogy; faculty research, well-being, and diversity-nearly every aspect of
the modern university have been, and continue to be, the subject of scholarly research and …