Bridging Home, Community, and School: Latino Parent Aspirations for Higher Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

We situate this symposium within the parent involvement and engagement practices in the Latino community to examine the ways parents promote higher education. The presenters use mixed- methods to explore non-dominant forms of parent involvement and engagement. The case studies presented provide examples of research approaches that help support and validate parental efforts, and highlight specific resources that Latino parents utilize to support the higher education aspirations for their children. Through exemplar studies, presenters will discuss culturally sensitive approaches that can help strengthen collaborations among those engaged in school-community partnerships to help support Latino parents, support access to higher education and inform policy and practice. Presenters will share specific strategies that can be adapted to other settings.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Section 6: Society, Culture, and Change

Chair

• Veronica Nelly Velez, Western Washington University

Papers

• Linking School and Community: An Examination of Parental Practices in a Latino Farmworking Community - Rosa Manzo, University of California - Davis

• From High School to College: Parental Practices of Latino First-Generation College Students - Lisceth Brazil - Cruz, University of California - Davis

• (Im)migrant Farmworker Families as Transformational Resisters: Educational Engagement Across Borders - Pedro E. Nava, Mills College

• Higher Education Aspirations: Family Characteristics and Parental Practices - Rosa Gomez-Camacho, University of California - Davis

Discussants

• Christian J. Faltis, University of California - Davis

• Gloria M. Rodriguez, University of California - Davis