High School–University Collaborations for Latinx Student Success: Navigating the Political Reality

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 45
  In Roundtable Session: Supporting Youth Through School-University Partnerships

Abstract

In a national climate where postsecondary education is increasingly important for employment (Carnevale, 2007), Latinx students are particularly vulnerable to being pushed out of educational pathways (Gándara & Contreras, 2009) and achieving lower rates of educational attainment (Krogstad, 2016). This study uses a two-year ethnographic case study design to examine the ways that political factors (Bolman & Deal, 2013) impacted collaboration efforts between a university faculty led English Language Arts class and teachers and administrators at a career and technical high school in the northeast United States. Findings from this study suggest ways in which faculty can build school collaborations to support educational pathways for Latinx students.

Authors

• Genia Bettencourt, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

• Chrystal George Mwangi, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

• Keisha L. Green, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

• Daniel Morales, University of Massachusetts - Amherst