Developing a College-Going Habitus: How First-Generation Latina/o/x Students Bi-directionally Exchange Familial Funds of Knowledge and Capital within Their Familias

This qualitative study analyzes interviews with 17 first-generation Latina/o/x students. This study bridges funds of knowledge and social reproduction theory to examine the bi-directional exchange of familial funds of knowledge and capital relevant to higher education in Latina/o/x families. Student...

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Published in:The Journal of higher education (Columbus) 2020-11, Vol.91 (7), p.1028-1052
Main Author: Luedke, Courtney L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Aspiration
Access to Education
College Students
Cultural Capital
Cultural Influences
Families & family life
Family Influence
Family Involvement
First Generation College Students
funds of knowledge
Habitus
Higher Education
Hispanic American Students
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic students
Influences
Knowledge
Latin American cultural groups
Latina/o/x
Latinx
Qualitative research
Role Models
Roles
Siblings
Social Capital
Social reproduction
social reproduction theory
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Summary:This qualitative study analyzes interviews with 17 first-generation Latina/o/x students. This study bridges funds of knowledge and social reproduction theory to examine the bi-directional exchange of familial funds of knowledge and capital relevant to higher education in Latina/o/x families. Students' familial funds of knowledge assisted them as they accessed and persisted through higher education. Students bridged fields between their home communities and higher education when they shared capital and transformed it into funds of knowledge to assist family members in accessing college. In doing so, students encouraged the pursuit of higher education, contributing to the college-bound habitus of their familias. Implications for practice center on cultural shifts that must occur at the institutional level to develop policies and practices around developing relationships and partnerships early on with Latina/o/x communities.
ISSN:0022-1546
1538-4640
DOI:10.1080/00221546.2020.1726702