(Re)labeling Social Status: Promises and Tensions in Developing a College-Going Culture for Latina/o Youth in an Urban High School

2015 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betty Achinstein ◽  
Marnie W. Curry ◽  
Rodney T. Ogawa
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
College Going ◽  
College Going Culture

Measuring College-Going Cultural Capital of Urban High School Seniors in a Voluntary College Preparatory Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-180
Author(s):  
Christine Knaggs ◽  
Toni Sondergeld ◽  
Kathleen Provinzano ◽  
John M. Fischer ◽  
Jeffrey Griffith
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
High School Seniors ◽  
College Preparatory ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
College Going ◽  
Preparatory Program

scholarly journals Nepantleras Building Bridges toward College Readiness: Latina/o/x Educators Fostering Equity in an Urban High School

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Nancy Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
College Aspirations ◽  
School Contexts ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
College Going ◽  
First Generation College ◽  
College Information

This article builds on previous studies that establish urban high school contexts that Latina/o/x students likely navigate as under-resourced and deficit. Guided by the frameworks of community-oriented teachers of Color and nepantleras, this study takes an asset-based approach to examine how Latina/o/x educators fostered college aspirations and how they developed college-going structures to support college aspirations of Latina/o/x students. Findings clarify that through self-reflection and collaboration, teachers engaged in college information workshops, college exploration assignments, and supported students with applying to extracurricular internships. The study proposes the concept of community-oriented nepantlera educators who aim to develop a bridge between high school and college for Latina/o/x first-generation college students.

scholarly journals Brokering College Opportunity for First-Generation Youth: The Role of the Urban High School

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia C. Duncheon ◽  
Stefani R. Relles
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Capital Gains ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
Student Agency ◽  
College Going ◽  
College Opportunity

Social capital research has demonstrated the value of relationships and networks to enhance college opportunity for first-generation students. While most work has focused on individual students and their ties, high schools play a critical role in social capital processes by connecting students to external college access organizations and resources. This case study employs Mario Small’s organizational brokerage theory to investigate social capital formation among college-bound first-generation youth in an urban high school. Specifically, we explore how the school itself brokered college-going resources through its partner organizations. Findings illustrate a range of passive and active brokerage strategies that influenced the quantity and quality of available resources, and in turn, the amount of student agency required to secure social capital gains.

scholarly journals Broadening conceptions of a “college-going culture”: The role of high school climate factors in college enrollment and persistence

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-340
Author(s):  
David S Knight ◽  
Julia C Duncheon
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Climate ◽  
School Safety ◽  
College Enrollment ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Climate Factors ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
College Going ◽  
College Going Culture

As workforce participation increasingly requires a college degree, ensuring that more students from traditionally underrepresented populations have the opportunity to enter and complete college is an equity imperative. To that end, high school reforms have promoted “college-going cultures” in low-performing high schools through interventions such as rigorous course offerings and college counseling. College access research has focused on issues specific to academics and college-going processes. Yet this research has tended to ignore broader school climate factors such as school safety and extracurricular programming, which may play a critical role in postsecondary opportunity, especially for historically underserved students. The current study applies hierarchical generalized linear modeling to the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 to 2006 to examine the role of college-going culture and high school climate characteristics on college enrollment and persistence. We find that while some components of college-going culture are associated with the likelihood of college enrollment and persistence, that relationship is moderated by school climate factors. We conclude that efforts to implement a college-going culture may struggle if extracurricular opportunities, school safety, and overall school climate issues are ignored.

Measuring College-Going Cultural Capital of Urban High School Seniors in a Voluntary College Preparatory Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-53
Author(s):  
Christine M. Knaggs ◽  
Toni A. May ◽  
Kathleen T. Provinzano ◽  
John M. Fischer ◽  
Jeffrey Griffith
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
High School Seniors ◽  
College Preparatory ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
College Going ◽  
Preparatory Program
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