Chapter 3: Raising Humble Learners: Asian Immigrant Families’ Socialization and Children’s School Experiences

Humility, as a positive personal quality or virtue, has been recognized widely by many cultures (Li, 2016). According to definitions provided by philosophers and psychologists, humility consists of at least five aspects: (a) a moderate view of self, (b) acknowledgment of one’s mistakes and limitations, (c) openness to new ideas, (d) keeping one’s abilities/accomplishments in perspective, and (e) low self-focus (Tangney, 2000). Although humility has not received much attention in research, it has recently generated renewed interests among psychologists and education researchers. Especially, positive effects of humility on people’s cognitive, socioemotional, and learning processes have drawn research attention (Davis et al., 2011; Exline & Hill, 2012; Krumrei-Mancuso, Haggard, LaBouff, & Rowatt, 2019; Rowatt et al., 2006).