Community Cultural Wealth Influences on Undergraduate Black and Hispanic Women’s Persistence in P–16 STEM+C Education

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Abstract

As part of a larger study, this preliminary mixed-methods study utilized 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 P-16 STEM+C education, who are attending a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in Texas. To center justice and equity, we utilize our revised CCW theoretical framework from an anti-deficit perspective. Specifically, we explore how women of color access their strengths to survive and resist forms of oppression in racialized campus climates, particularly Black and Hispanic women. Our preliminary findings reveal the ways in which CCW factors influenced Black and Hispanic women’s persistence in P-16 STEM+C education.

Authors

• Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, Texas State University

• Twyla Hough, Texas State University

• Toni Moreno, Texas State University

• April Mouton, Texas State University

• Lillianna Franco Carrera, American Institutes for Research

• Arnob Kumar Saha, Texas State University