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Wings and Roots

Perspectives on Resilience and Academic Success in Education

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Dreaming of a Place Called Home

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I have heard the above saying, but I recently heard the following saying in a conversation that I was holding with a fellow colleague: “Wings show you what you can become, while roots remind you of where you are from.” There were many people and situations that helped me to soar and rise above the risks and adverse situations that I encountered in life.

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Hollis, T. (2016). Wings and Roots. In: Wiggan, G. (eds) Dreaming of a Place Called Home. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-441-1_6

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