ERIC Number: EJ1391500
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-1927
EISSN: EISSN-1552-5716
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Identity and Persistence among Latinx Engineering Students at a: Research-Intensive Hispanic-Serving Institution
Mein, Erika; Esquinca, Alberto; Herrera-Rocha, Lidia; Muciño Guerra, Helena
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, v22 n4 p432-445 Oct 2023
Drawing on ethnographic methods, this study employed a community cultural wealth framework to analyze the successful trajectories of 27 Latinx engineering/computer science students at a research-intensive HSI. Our findings uncovered four types of community cultural wealth leveraged by participants--aspirational, linguistic, social, and navigational--as well as one additional form of capital: positional. The study has implications for institutions and individuals who serve Latinx students in engineering and STEM more broadly.
Descriptors: Self Concept, Academic Persistence, Hispanic American Students, Engineering Education, Minority Serving Institutions, Cultural Capital, Computer Science Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Social Capital
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1734967
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