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Publication Date: 2018-Oct
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Grit and the Greater Good: A Conversation with Angela Duckworth
McKibben, Sarah
Educational Leadership, v76 n2 p40-45 Oct 2018
What matters more--grit or gratitude? University of Pennsylvania professor Angela Duckworth's research on the importance of "grit" to academic success sparked a new area of focus in K-12 education--as well as its fair share of criticism. But Duckworth, founder and CEO of the Character Lab, believes that the concept is often misunderstood, and that character strengths that drive achievement shouldn't overshadow those that make us good.
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Resilience (Psychology), Elementary Secondary Education, Student Characteristics, Interpersonal Competence, Student Interests, Educational Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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