Tapping into Student Agency
from The Harvard EdCast Hosted by Jill Anderson, Anindya Kundu
Educational sociologist Anindya Kundu recognized that students need more than grit to succeed in school. He studies the role of student agency, and how focusing on student potential can lead to growth and success in life, especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. In this episode of the Harvard EdCast, Kundu, a Senior Fellow of Research at Labor Market Information Service, at the Center for Urban Research at The Graduate Center, CUNY, defines agency and offers ways for school leaders and educators to take steps toward developing student agency.
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Anindya Kundu explains the importance of student agency and how educators can teach students to be more engaged in their own learning.
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