Academic Delay of Gratification: Culturally Self‐Regulated Pedagogy and Strategies

ABSTRACT Academic delay of gratification (ADOG) is a critical competency for postsecondary learning. Students can achieve their academic goals by prioritizing long‐term benefits over immediate satisfaction with increased culturally self‐regulated pedagogy. Self‐efficacy and learning strategies can help learners improve their ability to delay gratification in the academic realm, including developing conditional knowledge, embracing the culturally self‐regulated pedagogy of ADOG, and understanding the malleability of ADOG. Learners can enhance their ability to delay gratification by minimizing distractions and setting boundaries for technology use. This chapter describes the culturally self‐regulated pedagogy for ADOG, in which educators and students engage in cyclical phases of self‐regulated learning within their cultural context.