"Home" in a Pandemic: Exploring First-Generation, Mexican–American College Students' Navigational and Familial Capital Despite Institutional Irresponsibility.
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| Title: | "Home" in a Pandemic: Exploring First-Generation, Mexican–American College Students' Navigational and Familial Capital Despite Institutional Irresponsibility. |
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| Authors: | Hypolite, Liane I.1 (AUTHOR) lihypolite@cpp.edu |
| Source: | Innovative Higher Education. Apr2026, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p881-904. 24p. |
| Subject Terms: | *First-generation college students, *Hispanic American students, *COVID-19 pandemic, Cultural capital, Critical race theory, Social capital |
| Abstract: | Using critical race counterstories (Yosso 2006), this study explores how six first-generation, Mexican–American students experienced their first-year transition to college based upon data collected across 18 longitudinal interviews. This study combines Ray's (American Sociological Review 84:26-53, 2019) theory of racialized organizations and Yosso's (Race Ethnicity and Education 8:69-91, 2005) theory of community cultural wealth (CCW) to offer how students used their familial and navigational capital despite facing institutional irresponsibility brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, participants experienced inconsistent and insufficient support by their universities when they needed it most, which forces one to consider whether college campuses are truly "homes" for all students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Using critical race counterstories (Yosso 2006), this study explores how six first-generation, Mexican–American students experienced their first-year transition to college based upon data collected across 18 longitudinal interviews. This study combines Ray's (American Sociological Review 84:26-53, 2019) theory of racialized organizations and Yosso's (Race Ethnicity and Education 8:69-91, 2005) theory of community cultural wealth (CCW) to offer how students used their familial and navigational capital despite facing institutional irresponsibility brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, participants experienced inconsistent and insufficient support by their universities when they needed it most, which forces one to consider whether college campuses are truly "homes" for all students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07425627 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10755-025-09826-9 |
