Chicana/Latina Futures: Leveraging Digital Vision Boards as Data

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Abstract

This paper offers insights into the use of digital vision boards and how these visual aids serve as rich methodological tools across education and social science research. Drawing on Chicana Feminist Epistemology, this paper expands on what education and social science researchers consider as data sources. This paper discusses six digital vision boards that were completed as part of the larger study that documented the educational trajectories and aspirations of Chicanas/Latinas that previously attended continuation schools. Through a content analysis of the six digital vision boards, the most salient themes included physical and mental health/wellness, family relationships, motherhood and parenting, and financial security.

Author

• Maritza E. Salazar, Mexican American Opportunity Foundation