1. Non-cognitive skills and achievement: A cross-national analysis of the association between academic perseverance and achievement Open Access Author: Jang, Hyojung Title: Non-cognitive skills and achievement: A cross-national analysis of the association between academic perseverance and achievement Graduate Program: Educational Theory and Policy Keywords: non-cognitive skillsgritacademic perseveranceachievementcross-national comparisonsPISA File: Download Dissertation_Jang_HyoJung_Formatted.pdf Committee Members: Dana Lynn Mitra, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorGerald K Letendre, Committee Chair/Co-ChairDavid P Baker, Committee MemberLiang Zhang, Committee MemberJohn David Mccarthy, Outside Member