Care, Capital, and Latino Male Academic Achievement in College

• In Event: Roundtable Session 49
  In Roundtable Session: Hispanic Research Issues: Higher Education

Abstract

This paper examines how care, social capital, and community cultural wealth contributed to the academic success of 10 Latino males from various Latino sub-groups. In this study, care was redefined by drawing on the scholarship of Noddings (2005), Gay, (2010), and scholars who articulate critical conceptions of care. Findings elucidate that because of care, and the values inhered in caring relationships (i.e., trust, support, and care), participants were able to gain access to a variety of capital as well as other important resources (i.e., transition strategies such as code switching and discerning expectations) that they were able to leverage toward their academic achievement in college. Implications for practice and future research are also explored.

Author

• Jason Rivera, University of Maryland - College Park