ERIC Number: EJ1417168
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0194-3081
EISSN: EISSN-1536-0733
Para mi gente: Community Responsive Civic Practices at Hispanic Serving Community Colleges
Cynthia Maribel Alcantar; Edwin Hernandez; Alicia Nani Reyes; Melissa Jauregui-Gomez; Victoria Kim
New Directions for Community Colleges, n205 p87-101 2024
This article presents research on the role of educators at a Hispanic Serving community college in the civic development--the capacity to be socially and/or politically civically engaged--of Latinx students. The article presents educators' perceptions of, and pedagogies used to promote, the civic development of Latinx students and communities at a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) community college. The community college serves a region that has historically disenfranchised, excluded, and dismissed Latinx and other immigrant groups from fully incorporating into the civic fabric of the region. We present findings from interviews with educators (i.e., faculty, counselors, administrators, and staff), and document and website analysis to undercover the pedagogies that support the civic development of Latinx students and communities. The need to study the connection between HSIs, community colleges, and civic engagement is imperative because these colleges can serve la gente de la comunidad by promoting service to communities and developing leaders to evoke social and community change. This study contributes to the understanding of the critical role of Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) community colleges and presents practical approaches to promoting the civic development of underserved Latinx communities.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Hispanic American Students, Minority Serving Institutions, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Civics, Teacher Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, School Community Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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