Resiliency: A Unique and Dynamic Form of Cultural Engagement

Presenters/Authors

Alejandro J. Gallard Martinez, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Wesley B. Pitts, CUNY Lehman CollegeFollow
Lorena Claeys, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Belinda Bustos Flores, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Katie L. Brkich, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Alma D. Stevenson, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

4-12-2016

Abstract or Description

With the pressing demand for individuals with STEM degrees, it is important to consider the trajectories of successful Latinas. This study helps us understand the complexity of Latinas’ educational success. Using a sociocultural theoretical framework, we promote not only learning from successful Latinas, but also uncovering their resiliency and the unique contributing factors from an individual and collective basis. Specifically, resiliency is constituted across aggregations of present and future sociopolitical, contextual, and historical positionings. Our emergent approach is guided by the following research question: How do Latinas understand, shape, and enact resiliency to become successful and sustain their success along the continuum of the STEM pipeline?

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA)

Location

Washington, D.C.

Recommended Citation

Gallard Martinez, Alejandro J., Wesley B. Pitts, Lorena Claeys, Belinda Bustos Flores, Katie L. Brkich, Alma D. Stevenson. 2016. "Resiliency: A Unique and Dynamic Form of Cultural Engagement." Department of Curriculum, Foundations, & Reading Faculty Presentations. Presentation 132.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/curriculum-facpres/132