Familismo: An Analysis of the College-Going Engagement of Urban Latina Girls

• In Event: Critical Analysis of Race, Girls, and Women in Education

Abstract

There is little research on the ways in which various schooling experiences uniquely impact the college-going pathways of urban Girls of Color (GoC). This paper will explore the experiences of urban GoC and the development of their college-going engagement (i.e., their levels of motivation toward, knowledge of, and participation in processes that lead to college enrollment). This work will investigate trends in the academic and social schooling experiences of GoC and identify relationships between their college-going engagement (CGE) and their (1) gender, (2) family expectations, and (3) parents’ education levels. It will examine how the intersection of their race, class, and gender shapes the CGE of GoC and the perceptions that their educators have of their potential to attend college.

Authors

• Robert Cooper, University of California - Los Angeles

• Shena Sanchez, University of California - Los Angeles