First-Generation Latina/x Students' Utilization of a Culturally Based Academic Program for Persistence Toward Graduation

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 21
  In Roundtable Session: Underrepresented Student Populations and Institutional Practices

Abstract

A pilot case study was conducted to highlight the voices of four undergraduate students at a PWI in the Southwest, U.S.A. Critical race theory and sense of belonging are the theoretical frameworks utilized to investigate how first-generation Latina/x students’ navigate a campus racial climate while having affiliation with a culturally-based academic program.

Author

• Stephen Santa-Ramirez, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Arizona State University