Author : Vanessa Pen̋a (Ph.D.)
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Book Synopsis Familial Knowledge and Consejos by : Vanessa Pen̋a (Ph.D.)
Download or read book Familial Knowledge and Consejos written by Vanessa Pen̋a (Ph.D.) and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examined how mothers influence their first-generation Latina daughters' college pathways and how daughters use their mother's consejos (advice) to navigate their experiences in college. Incorporating a narrative methodological approach, this study entailed three rounds of interviews. First, with ten self-identifying first-generation Latina students. Next, five interviews with mothers, and lastly, five interviews with both the mother and daughter for a total of twenty interviews. Drawing on Chicana/Latina feminism and Acevedo-Gil's (2017) model of college conocimiento-a seven-stage college choice framework that incorporated the intersectional identities of Latinas preparing for college. The research questions that guided this research study are: 1) How do mothers influence the college choice and experiences of first-generation Latina students? 2) In what ways do first-generation Latinas incorporate familial knowledge (consejos) in college? Findings from this study showed that for first-generation Latina daughters pursuing a post-secondary education, their families are deeply involved across various stages of the journey. Grounded in the data from this research study, Latina students: 1) approached college-going not merely as an individual ambition but as a familial expectation, 2) considered proximity to home when selecting a college as a result of familial obligations, guided by recommendations and advice (consejos) from their mothers, and 3) rooted their college decision-making process in the intergenerational connection shared with their parents and siblings. As a result, college-going emerges as a familial process for first-generation Latinas.