- Browse
Search
On-Site Program Calendar
Browse By Day
Browse By Time
Browse By Person
Browse By Room
Browse By Unit
Browse By Session Type
- Information Menu
Search Tips
- Navigation and Settings Menu
Change Preferences / Time Zone
Sign In
- Social Media Menu
Facebook
Bluesky
Threads
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Instagram
YouTube
Reimagining Belonging and Justice in K–12 Education: Centering Latine Students, Families, and Communities
Sun, April 12, 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (7:45 to 9:15am PDT), JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum ISession Type: Paper Session
Abstract
This session examines how Latine students, families, and communities navigate, contest, and reimagine educational spaces within K–12 schooling. Drawing from critical, community-based, and decolonial frameworks, the papers interrogate representation in school psychology research, uncover hidden narratives of migrant mothers, and highlight the schooling experiences of recently arrived Central American and Latin American youth. Additionally, the panel explores Latinx parent visions for equity-driven school leadership and the everyday negotiations of belonging in racially stratified schools. Collectively, these studies challenge deficit-based perspectives and illuminate the cultural wealth, resilience, and agency of Latine communities. Together, they call for transformative, justice-oriented educational practices that center Latine voices and affirm their lived experiences.
Sub Unit
Chair
Papers
A Systematic Review of La Representación of Latine Students and Families in School Psychology Research - Monica Romero, University of Texas at Austin; Elizabeth M Camarena, University of Illinois Chicago; Mariana Davila, University of Texas at Austin; Mayra A. Gaona, University of Illinois at Chicago
Mexican Migrant Mothers' Hidden Narratives of Educational Navigation in Rural Idaho: "Es lo único que yo puedo hacer, convivir con ellos..." - Mariza Fernandez, Homedale School District #370; Eulalia Gallegos Buitron, Oregon Department of Education
“No nos podemos desahogar en casa”: Schooling and Wellbeing Among Recently-arrived, Unaccompanied Central American-origin Adolescents - Jessica Trejos, City University of New York
“What We Want From Our Principals”: Latinx Parent Visions for School Leadership - Maria Del Carmen Unda, University of Texas at Austin; Eligio Martinez, Cal Poly Pomona; Estela Lopez, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Youth at the Margins of the School: Latin American Immigrants Navigating U.S. Public Education - Zaira Magana Carbajal, University of Wisconsin - Madison