Uncovering Typologies of Civically Engaged Latinx/a/o College Graduates

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dc.contributor.advisorCabrera, Alberto Fen_US
dc.contributor.authorGuzman, Amilcaren_US
dc.contributor.departmentEducation Policy, and Leadershipen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-05T05:30:44Z
dc.date.available2020-10-05T05:30:44Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examined how Latinx/a/o college graduates engage civically. Guided by Morton’s (1995) paradigms of service, Drezner’s (2018) philanthropic mirroring framework, and Moll et al.’s (1992) funds of knowledge, I investigated how Latinx/a/o college graduates engage civically in their communities and with their alma maters. Through an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design, I found that Latinx/a/o college graduates vote, volunteer, advocate, donate money, serve as cultural and political resources, and run for elected office. I also identified five typologies, or classes, of civically engaged Latinx/a/o college graduates: Activistas, Mentores, Politicos, Votantes, and Indiferentes. This study sought to address analytical and methodological shortcomings in the existing literature on Latinx/a/os and how college graduates engage civically. Overall, this dissertation expands the knowledge of Latinx/a/os’ civic engagement. Practitioners, researchers, and policymakers all have a role to play in fostering and supporting Latinx/a/o college graduates’ civic participation. Moreover, Latinx/a/o college graduates have the potential to serve as change agents that contribute to society and encourage their families and communities to do the same.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/aflh-65yf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/26481
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledHigher educationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAlumnien_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCivic Engagementen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLatinaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLatinoen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledVolunteeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledVotingen_US
dc.titleUncovering Typologies of Civically Engaged Latinx/a/o College Graduatesen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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