{"product_id":"developing-tenacity-bill-lucas-9781785833038","title":"Developing Tenacity: Teaching Learners How to Persevere in the Face of Difficulty","description":"\u003cp\u003e The UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility recently proposed the adoption by schools of specific interventions in the areas of resilience and character; meanwhile, across the Atlantic, an end-of-high-school 'score' for grit is also being considered in the USA. In line with this growing consensus, an increasing body of evidence suggests that cultivating these competencies is key to success both in school and in later life. In \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Tenacity\u003c\/i\u003e, the second instalment in the Pedagogy for a Changing World series, Lucas and Spencer show educators how.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Delving beyond 'grit' and 'growth mindset', and encompassing more than the formal curriculum, \u003ci\u003eDeveloping \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTenacity \u003c\/i\u003edraws on the co-authors' research at the University of Winchester's Centre for Real-World Learning to offer a powerful synthesis of what it takes for learners to persevere when confronted with challenges. The resulting analysis depicts the true value of tenacity inside and outside the educational setting and provides teachers with action-oriented strategies as to how the four key 'habits' of tenacity confidence, control, commitment and connectivity can be developed in learners.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The wealth of teaching and learning methods presented is accompanied by practical suggestions on how to embed tenacity more systematically into the curriculum, providing plenty of stimuli for lesson planning and for the drip-feeding of everyday activities which boost learners' agency and self-efficacy. The authors also investigate the effectiveness of various pedagogical approaches including developmental self-evaluation, deliberate practice and service learning and share inventive assessment methods which teachers can employ to track learners' progress along the way. Lucas and Spencer then go further by showcasing case studies that illustrate the successful adoption of a capabilities approach by various educational institutions, and offer expert advice on how teachers can overcome any potential obstacles as they journey towards cultivating a tenacious learning culture in their classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Suitable for all teachers and school leaders in both primary and secondary settings who want to instil a strong sense of tenacity in their pupils' approach to learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Click here to watch Prof Bill Lucas and Prof Guy Claxton's video 'Putting the heart and the hand back into schools'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Tenacity\u003c\/i\u003e has been named a finalist in the 2018 INDIES Book of the Year Awards in the education category.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Lucas, Ellen Spencer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785833030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785833038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 7.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Bill Lucas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984309977343,"sku":"9781785833038","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd769c91-1464-46ba-80a1-e5084cffc9e4.jpg?v=1683271652","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/developing-tenacity-bill-lucas-9781785833038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}