An Approach To Understanding Through Practice: Contextual Analysis Of A High School--College Latina/o And Latin American Studies Collaborative Program

Author

Gabriel Antonio Higuera, Graduate Center, City University of New YorkFollow

Date of Degree

6-2014

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Program

Liberal Studies

Advisor

Hector Cordero-Guzman

Subject Categories

Education | Organizational Behavior and Theory | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies

Abstract

Collaborative, interdisciplinary, multigenerational, and culturally-rooted educational programs benefit students of historically marginalized groups in the United States. This paper employs critical race theory (CRT) as a means to better understand the greater dynamics undergirding the achievement gap. CRT also serves as a basis for the narrative description of the high school-college collaborative program I created and developed in Phoenix, Arizona, from 2002 to 2006. The program model features 2-year and 4-year college students co-facilitating dialogues on Latina/o and Latin American Studies at participating high schools. Collaborative program structures are analyzed with a focus on their ability to invite community input (Nuñez and Oliva, 2009). I assess how multi-tiered, culturally relevant, collaborative programming at the local level provides support for both secondary and post-secondary students, which I argue, serves to strengthen communities.

Recommended Citation

Higuera, Gabriel Antonio, "An Approach To Understanding Through Practice: Contextual Analysis Of A High School--College Latina/o And Latin American Studies Collaborative Program" (2014). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/227