Community-Engaged Research and Practice in Education: Conducting Research in Latinx Communities With Cultura and Corazon

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium examines the challenges and opportunities of community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) in Latinx communities as a way to transcend the institutional limitations placed on historically marginalized populations. We situate this symposium within the multiple ways in which researchers conducting CBPAR can engage in culturally attuned methodological approaches to address educational disparities experienced by Latinx youth and adults. The symposium exemplify four case studies aimed at addressing educational disparities. More specifically, these studies help validate and support community-based methodologies to foster university-community partnerships to address the needs of Latinx communities. In theme with the AERA 2020 conference, this symposium takes a deep look at the power and possibilities when researchers and organizational stakeholders collaborate.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Latina/o/x Research Issues

Chair

• Yvette Flores, UC Davis

Papers

• Mental Health of Mexican Immigrant Men: Narratives of Masculinity and Sacrifice - Hector Rivera-Lopez

• A Community-Based Approach to Fostering Community-School Partnerships in Mexican-Origin Communities - Rosa Manzo, University of California - Merced

• Forming Partnerships: Parental Practices of Latinx First-Generation College Students Seeking to Support College Students - Lisceth Brazil - Cruz, University of California - Davis

• Redefining Community Interventions: The Latinx Youth Group - Yvette Flores, UC Davis