Mobilizing Students' Community Cultural Wealth in Transitions to College and Career: A Community Discussion

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium invites participants to discuss ways to advance Community Cultural Wealth (CCW) in higher education and work contexts. CCW is a consequential framework that has been adopted in policy and practice discussions to promote educational equity for minoritized populations. Panelists include scholars and policy analysts who are using CCW to examine transition points in students’ lives - from high school to college, and into careers - as well as representatives from a nonprofit that incorporates CCW into its central mission. Presenters will discuss new ways to measure CCW, theoretically expanding CCW while remaining true to its original intent, and using asset-based language to communicate with employers. Group discussions will build connections between scholars who are using CCW in different educational settings.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Division J - Section 2a: College Student Access, Trajectories, and Transitions

Chairs

• Nidia Bañuelos, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Mauriell H. Amechi, New America

Papers

• Combining Community Cultural Wealth With Social Network Analysis to Understand Students' College-to-Career Transition - Nidia Bañuelos, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kyoungjin Jang-Tucci, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ross J. Benbow, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Exploring the Nexus Between Community Cultural Wealth and College Transitions Among Systems-Involved Students - Mauriell H. Amechi, New America

• Using Community Cultural Wealth to Support Social Mobility: Insights From Empowering Leaders - Luke Goble, The Contingent; Ciera Villegas-Hernandez, The Contingent

Discussant

• Nancy Acevedo, California State University - San Bernardino