Learning Latinidad: The role of a Latino cultural center service-learning course in Latino identity inquiry and sociopolitical capacity. Issue 2 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Castillo-Montoya, Milagros; Verduzco Reyes, Daisy
• Is Part Of: Journal of Latinos and education. Volume 19:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 132
• Page End: 147
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: Latino cultural center -- Latinidad -- Latino identity inquiry -- Latino college students -- critical consciousness; Hispanic Americans -- Education -- Periodicals; Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity -- Periodicals; Latin Americans -- Education -- Periodicals; Latin Americans -- Ethnic identity -- Periodicals; 371.82968073
• DOI: 10.1080/15348431.2018.1480374
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1534-8431

Abstract

ABSTRACT: College culture centers are safe havens for underrepresented students, yet we know little about them. Through a survey with open- and closed-ended questions, this exploratory study examined the experiences and learning of 9 out of 11 college students who completed an academic course offered through a Latino Cultural Center (LCC). Through analysis of open-ended responses, we found that these students (1) engaged in Latino identity inquiry; (2) developed critical consciousness; (3) developed sociopolitical capacity; and (4) viewed Latino faculty as valuable to their learning. Findings have implications for conceptualizing Latino identity inquiry and framing concepts for future LCC research.