ERIC Number: EJ771962
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 16
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Resilience Factors and Processes: No Longer at Risk
McMahon, Brenda J.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v53 n2 p127-142 Sum 2007
This narrative study based on semistructured seeks to further our understanding of students' experiences of resilience factors and processes and of educators' roles in engendering resilient environments. First, I provide a brief overview of current educational literature on resilience. Second, I draw on data from interviews with nine participants about their academic success in which they discuss personal resilience factors as well as resilience processes enacted in familial, friendship, and school environments. Last, I propose suggestions for further discussion and identify key issues for education administrators to be aware of in the creation and maintenance of school environments that foster resilience.
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Academic Achievement, Interviews, Teacher Role, Literature Reviews, Educational Environment
Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 845 Education Centre South, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5, Canada. Tel: 780-492-7941; Fax: 780-492-0236; Web site: http://www.education.ualberta.ca/educ/journals/ajer.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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