Agents of Impact: How Education Can Empower Students to Change Themselves, Their Communities, and Their World
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| Title: | Agents of Impact: How Education Can Empower Students to Change Themselves, Their Communities, and Their World |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | G. Williamson McDiarmid, Yong Zhao, Ronald A. Beghetto |
| Source: | Solution Tree. 2025. |
| Availability: | Solution Tree. 555 North Morton Street, Bloomington, IN 47404. Tel: 800-733-6786; Tel: 812-336-7700; Fax: 812-336-7790; e-mail: orders@solution-tree.com; Web site: https://www.solutiontree.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Intended Audience: | Teachers |
| Document Type: | Book Guides - Classroom - Teacher |
| Descriptors: | Teacher Student Relationship, Motivation Techniques, Student Empowerment, Behavior Change, Change Agents, Social Change, Learner Controlled Instruction, Goal Orientation, Educational Change, Student Centered Learning, Personal Autonomy, Family School Relationship, Student Interests, Self Esteem, Sense of Belonging |
| ISBN: | 978-1-958590-51-5 |
| Abstract: | Empower students to take charge of their learning and make a meaningful impact. This resource emphasizes the importance of student agency, highlighting how schools can help students recognize their potential, set goals, and create lasting change in their lives and communities. It advocates for education reform that focuses on student-centered learning and purpose in an ever-evolving world. Readers will: (1) validate students' potential and capability with increased autonomy in their own learning; (2) build networks between schools and families to support student learning and belonging; (3) encourage active pursuit or creation of opportunities to nurture student interests and aims; (4) train students in ethical considerations and applications of AI technology; and (5) empower students with greater self-confidence in their search for purpose and belonging. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Access URL: | https://www.solutiontree.com/agents-of-impact.html |
| Accession Number: | ED676916 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Empower students to take charge of their learning and make a meaningful impact. This resource emphasizes the importance of student agency, highlighting how schools can help students recognize their potential, set goals, and create lasting change in their lives and communities. It advocates for education reform that focuses on student-centered learning and purpose in an ever-evolving world. Readers will: (1) validate students' potential and capability with increased autonomy in their own learning; (2) build networks between schools and families to support student learning and belonging; (3) encourage active pursuit or creation of opportunities to nurture student interests and aims; (4) train students in ethical considerations and applications of AI technology; and (5) empower students with greater self-confidence in their search for purpose and belonging. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-958590-51-5 |
