2022/2024

Disadvantaged Students Who Beat the Odds

Toward a New Generation of Research in Academic Resilience (#BeResilient project)

Social Sciences

Principal investigators

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Nani Teig

Associate Professor
University of Oslo (UiO)
Year at CAS

Abstract

Children living in poverty often just have one chance in life to reach their full potential; that is, through a good school that provides them with the opportunity to succeed. This project examines academic resilience of disadvantaged students who succeed in school despite the odds against them. It will bring together a team of scholars with diverse methodological and substantive expertise to (1) measure academic resilience, (2) identify the trends in the proportions of academically resilient students and (3) examine the main factors contributing to academic resilience at the student, classroom and school levels. This project combines cutting-edge research on resilience in psychology and sociology with the development of large-scale assessments in education and data mining in computer science. It seeks to address previously inaccessible substantive research questions by applying novel methodological innovations in these fields.

Findings from this project may offer direct implications for educational policy and practice aimed at enhancing equity and quality in education. Closing achievement gaps between students from high- and low-income families not only benefits individuals but also advances equity, sustainability and social justice in the larger society. 

Fellows

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Qiwei He

Senior Research Scientist
Educational Testing Service
Year at CAS
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Ulf Kröhne

Postdoctoral Researcher
Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education
Year at CAS
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Artur Pokropek

Professor
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Polish Academy of Sciences
Year at CAS
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Esther Ulitzsch

Associate professor
University of Oslo (UiO)
Year at CAS

News

How can we help all students reach their full potential? Nani Teig’s Young CAS Fellow project will examine the academic resilience of disadvantaged students who succeed in school despite the odds against them.