Influence of Community Cultural Wealth on Undergraduate Black and Hispanic Women's Persistence in STEM+C Workforce Pipeline

• In Event: Career and Technical Education SIG Paper Session: Career and Technical Education Student Persistence, Completion, and Outcomes

Abstract

As part of a larger study, this preliminary mixed-methods study employed the ACCEYSS STEM+C survey instrument and the counter-life herstories interview protocol to illuminate the community cultural wealth (CCW) factors and the relevant lived experiences that have influenced Black and Hispanic women’s persistence in undergraduate computing education at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in Texas. To center justice and equity, we utilize our revised CCW model as the theoretical framework to provide an anti-deficit understanding of how women of color access their strengths to survive and resist forms of oppression in racialized campus climates. Our findings highlight the ways in which CCW factors influence Black and Hispanic women’s persistence in undergraduate computing education.

Authors

• Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, Texas State University
  Presenting Author

• Lillanna Carrera, Texas State University
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• Toni Moreno, Texas State University
  Presenting Author

• April Mouton, Texas State University
  Presenting Author