College Conocimiento and the Role of Family for Latina College-Goers

• In Event: Friday Roundtable Session 4:55 pm
  In Roundtable Session: Role of Parents and Family in the K–12 and College Experience of Latina/o/x Students (Table 6)

Abstract

Drawing on Acevedo-Gil’s (2017) model of college conocimiento —a seven stage college choice framework—that incorporates the intersectional identities of Latinas preparing for college, I conducted a qualitative study that explored how ten first-generation Latinas navigate through Acevedo-Gil’s college choice model. In turn, I contribute a new concept to Acevedo-Gil's model of college conocimiento with an emphasis on the role that family plays in supporting the college-going process.

Author

• Vanessa Pena, University of Illinois at Chicago