What Role Does Grit Play in the Academic Success of Black Male Collegians at Predominantly White Institutions?

By Terrell Lamont Strayhorn. 2014

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Much Ado About Grit: A Meta-Analytic Synthesis of the Grit Literature (2017, background): “Some have found that grit scores are relatively strongly related to success as suggested by the initial findings by Duckworth and colleagues (e.g., Strayhorn, 2013), but many others (e.g., Chang, 2014; Cross, 2013; Davidson, 2014; Hogan, 2013; Sheehan, 2014) have failed to find strong relations…”
Grit and Determination: A Review of Literature With Implications for Theory and Research (2016, background): “…is linked to wide range of positive outcomes, such as: greater academic achievement (Bowman, Hill, Denson, & Bronkema, 2015; Duckworth et al., 2007; Strayhorn, 2014; Wolter & Hussain, 2014), academic diligence (Galla, Plummer, White, Meketon, D’Mello, & Duckworth, in press), academic motivation…”
L2 grit: Passion and perseverance for second-language learning (2020, background): “Findings in this area reveal that gritty students generally score higher in achievement tests and course grades than less gritty students (e.g. Duckworth et al., 2007; Strayhorn, 2014).”
Keep on Truckin’ or Stay the Course? Exploring Grit Dimensions as Differential Predictors of Educational Achievement, Satisfaction, and Intentions (2015, background): “…grit predicts markers of success during the college and emerging adult years (e.g., grade point average and educational attainment) as well as retention, despite difficult circumstances, such as during military training (Duckworth et al., 2007; Robertson-Kraft & Duckworth, 2014; Strayhorn, 2014).”
How Does Grit Impact College Students' Academic Achievement in Science?. (2016, background): “Grit may be an important factor in explaining achievement and persistence (Bowman, Hill, Denson & Bronkema, 2015; Strayhorn, 2013).”
Investigating grit and its relations with college students’ self-regulated learning and academic achievement (2015, background): “Grit has been proposed as a stable trait-like characteristic(s) that can be used to explain important academic outcomes among college students (Duckworth and Quinn 2009; Strayhorn 2013).”
Investigating Grit at a Non-Cognitive Predictor of College Success (2016, background): “Strayhorn, T. L. (2013). What role does grit play in the academic success of black male collegians at predominantly white institutions? Journal of African American Studies, 18, 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s12111-012-9243-0 Zwick, R. (2004). Is the SAT a “wealth test?” The link between educational achievement”
How True Is Grit? Assessing Its Relations to High School and College Students’ Personality Characteristics, Self-Regulation, Engagement, and Achievement (2017, background): “…(Eskreis-Winkler et al., 2014), grades in elementary and middle school (Rojas & Usher, 2013), college grades (Chang, 2014; Duckworth et al., 2007; Strayhorn, 2014), doctoral program grades (Cross, 2014), and years of education completed by adults (Duckworth et al., 2007; Duckworth & Quinn,…”
Predicting school success: Comparing Conscientiousness, Grit, and Emotion Regulation Ability (2014, background): “Grit predicted achievement-related outcomes, such as GPA and retention in the United States Military Academy (Duckworth et al., 2007), and it predicted academic success after controlling for educational aspirations and prior achievement (Strayhorn, 2013).”
The Role of Grit in Education: A Systematic Review (2018, background): “Strayhorn (2014) who explored the role of grit in the academic success of Black male collegians’ at predominantly White institutions, concluded that grittier Black males achieved higher grades than their less gritty same-race male peers, and that grit was a positive predictor of college grades,…”