Author: Andrew Martin Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472938305 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 238
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School has the potential to be a major source of personal and academic fulfilment. However, the reality is that fear and failure pervade many students' academic lives. Rather than respond to these fears in constructive and courageous ways, many students engage in self-defeating, avoidant and helpless behaviours. This book examines the counterproductive strategies students use in schools today, and suggests successful practices educators can adopt to eliminate fear and failure in the classroom and help students respond to their problematic behaviours in more positive and productive ways. Through building student success, educators build classroom success.
Author: Christopher Emdin Publisher: Beacon Press ISBN: 0807089516 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 264
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A revolutionary new educational model that encourages educators to provide spaces for students to display their academic brilliance without sacrificing their identities Building on the ideas introduced in his New York Times best-selling book, For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood, Christopher Emdin introduces an alternative educational model that will help students (and teachers) celebrate ratchet identity in the classroom. Ratchetdemic advocates for a new kind of student identity—one that bridges the seemingly disparate worlds of the ivory tower and the urban classroom. Because modern schooling often centers whiteness, Emdin argues, it dismisses ratchet identity (the embodying of “negative” characteristics associated with lowbrow culture, often thought to be possessed by people of a particular ethnic, racial, or socioeconomic status) as anti-intellectual and punishes young people for straying from these alleged “academic norms,” leaving young people in classrooms frustrated and uninspired. These deviations, Emdin explains, include so-called “disruptive behavior” and a celebration of hip-hop music and culture. Emdin argues that being “ratchetdemic,” or both ratchet and academic (like having rap battles about science, for example), can empower students to embrace themselves, their backgrounds, and their education as parts of a whole, not disparate identities. This means celebrating protest, disrupting the status quo, and reclaiming the genius of youth in the classroom.
Author: Terri A. Politte Publisher: ISBN: Category : Academic achievement Languages : en Pages : 0
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Higher education has explored student retention and success over time and continues to look for ways to improve in these areas. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the correlation between the feelings of fear of failure and a sense of belonging, and their association with retention and student success. The group that was studied was first-year and transfer college students enrolled in the Freshman Seminar Course at a four-year university in a suburb of a metropolitan area. The students who participated in the study did so voluntarily and completed a survey that included individual beliefs in aversive consequences of failure and generalized fear of failure and perceptions of peer support, classroom, comfort, isolation, and faculty support. Students self-reported their feelings of preparedness to achieve their current and future academic goals to measure student success and self-reported plans to return to the studied institution the following school year to measure student retention. The findings in the study suggest students who have a higher sense of belonging have lower levels of fear of failure, which increases student success. Student success and retention were positively associated. Future research similar to this study could include strategies to decrease fear of failure and increase a sense of belonging in an effort to increase student retention and success.
Author: Rebecca D. Cox Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674053664 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 209
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They’re not the students strolling across the bucolic liberal arts campuses where their grandfathers played football. They are first-generation college students—children of immigrants and blue-collar workers—who know that their hopes for success hinge on a degree. But college is expensive, unfamiliar, and intimidating. Inexperienced students expect tough classes and demanding, remote faculty. They may not know what an assignment means, what a score indicates, or that a single grade is not a definitive measure of ability. And they certainly don’t feel entitled to be there. They do not presume success, and if they have a problem, they don’t expect to receive help or even a second chance. Rebecca D. Cox draws on five years of interviews and observations at community colleges. She shows how students and their instructors misunderstand and ultimately fail one another, despite good intentions. Most memorably, she describes how easily students can feel defeated—by their real-world responsibilities and by the demands of college—and come to conclude that they just don’t belong there after all. Eye-opening even for experienced faculty and administrators, The College Fear Factor reveals how the traditional college culture can actually pose obstacles to students’ success, and suggests strategies for effectively explaining academic expectations.
Author: Henry Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Fear is a powerful emotion that can significantly influence our lives, including our academic performance. When it comes to studying, many students are plagued by the fear of failure, which can have a detrimental impact on their ability to succeed. In this subchapter, we will explore the various ways in which fear can affect academic performance and provide strategies for overcoming the fear of study. One of the most significant impacts of fear on academic performance is the creation of a negative mindset. When students are consumed by fear, they often develop a pessimistic outlook, believing that they are destined to fail. This negative mindset can lead to a lack of motivation, decreased self-confidence, and ultimately, poor academic performance. Fear can create a vicious cycle, where students avoid studying because they are afraid of failure, which in turn leads to even more anxiety and fear. Furthermore, fear can also impair cognitive function. When students are overwhelmed by fear, their ability to concentrate and retain information diminishes. This can make it extremely difficult to study effectively and absorb new material. Fear can also hinder problem-solving skills and critical thinking abilities, as it clouds judgment and impairs decision-making. Another significant impact of fear on academic performance is the development of avoidance behaviors. Students who are afraid of failure often resort to procrastination or find ways to distract themselves from studying. They may engage in activities that provide temporary relief from fear, such as excessive socializing, gaming, or watching television. These avoidance behaviors only serve to perpetuate the fear and hinder academic progress. Overcoming the fear of study is essential for academic success. One strategy is to identify and challenge negative thoughts and beliefs. By recognizing that failure is a natural part of the learning process and reframing it as an opportunity for growth, students can shift their mindset from one of fear to one of resilience and determination. Additionally, creating a supportive study environment can help alleviate fear. Surrounding oneself with like-minded individuals who have similar academic goals can provide a sense of belonging and encouragement. Seeking assistance from teachers, tutors, or mentors can also help students gain confidence and overcome their fear of study.
Author: Carrie Masia Warner Publisher: Guilford Publications ISBN: 1462534600 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 256
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Social anxiety disorder causes significant distress and academic impairment for many adolescents. This unique book gives front-line school professionals innovative, easy-to-use tools for identifying and intervening with socially anxious students in grades 6?12. It presents Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS), a school-based intervention with demonstrated effectiveness. Case examples and sample scripts demonstrate how to implement psychoeducation, cognitive strategies, social skills training, exposure, and relapse prevention with groups and individual students. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the book includes 22 reproducible handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman.
Author: Martha Friedman Publisher: Grand Central Pub ISBN: 9780446349260 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 199
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Explains how we unconsciously sabotage our chances for success and discusses how to recognize and overcome hidden fears and discover true fulfillment in work, love, and recreation
Author: D.W. Tresemer Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 1468423282 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 253
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Nought's had, all's spent, Where our desire is got without content: 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. So speaks Lady Macbeth upon the attainment of the aim of her ambition (act 3, scene 2). Is this expression of a fear of success the consequence of the highly competitive arena in which she is striving to achieve? Will this sentiment later lead to the avoidance of this or other forms of success? Does she fear success because she is a woman? While the fear and avoidance of success are ideas that are not new to psychology or to human behavior, recent work by Matina Homer has excited great interest in the psychological measure of a personal disposition to avoid success and a behavioral measure of that avoidance. It is with this recent wave of research and writing that Part II of this book is concerned. Great personal interest was stimulated in the "fear of success" concept. It is not only the hypochondriacs who find in the idea of a "fear of success" syndrome an explanation for the course of their lives. In Part I are presented the earlier forms which the concept of "fear of success" took, especially in psychoanalytic theory and per sonality theory, originating with Freud's discussion of "those wrecked by success," but citing some of the much older cultural traditions involving a fear and/or avoidance of success.
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