Aspirational capital and kinship sustained the Tough As Nails CT initiative through the COVID-19 pandemic¶
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q1 i? The article reports that aspirational capital and kinship were important both to forming the K-8 CT project and to sustaining its momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic. → Iwatani 2021
Evidence¶
Iwatani 2021¶
Iwatani, E., Tackett, T., Tackett, K., Arnett, N., & May, P. (2021). Leveraging Community Cultural Wealth to Support K-8 CT Education in Kentucky Appalachia. IEEE. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/327e7ce2-ba5e-4ea9-8847-aeda3b061c25 doi:10.1109/respect51740.2021.9620610
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Panel-position statement describing the project team's interpretive account (type e) from the summary section; it offers no data or test, only the authors' assertion that these assets supported the initiative's formation and persistence during the pandemic.
"aspirational capital and kinship were extremely important and useful not just in forming the project, but in sustaining its momentum throughout the COVID-19 pandemic"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Appalachian culture carries aspirational, resistance, and familial capital that connect to problem-solving and CT — a broader claim this one bears on
- Eastern Kentucky educators and organizations have focused attention on CS and CT education for K-16 students as part of regional revitalization — related
- Two Eastern KY teachers shifted from learners to trainers and taught 15 new teachers what they had learned — related
- Connecting CT education to real community opportunities is powerful for teachers and students — related
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Aspirational capital and kinship sustained the Tough As Nails CT initiative through the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Aspirational capital and kinship sustained the Tough As Nails CT initiative through the COVID-19 pandemic |
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2021 |
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2024 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-09 |
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1 — iwatani-2021 |
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