Collectively Building Bridges for First-Generation Working-Class Students
Pláticas Centering the Pedagogical Practices of Convivencia in El Puente Research Fellowship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11062241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Florence Emilia Castillo (0009-0003-3679-0948, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA), Gustavo García (0000-0002-8511-2428, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA), Alejandro Mendiaz Rivera (The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA, corresponding author), Ana Paula Milán Hinostroza (The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA), Natalia M Toscano (The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 288-300 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0092055x231174511 |
| OpenAlex | W4378389271 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 21 |
El Puente Research Fellowship is a transformative program that uses culturally relevant and reflective pedagogies, curriculum, and praxis for first-generation, working-class college students beyond the traditional classroom. Drawing on the Chicana/Latina feminist epistemologies of plática and convivencia, we argue that the practice of convivencia facilitates a relational and collective learning environment that allows students to learn from one another, build relationships of authentic caring, and support one another academically and holistically. Through our plática, we illuminate the ways convivencia manifests in our pedagogical and curricular approaches. As a teaching framework, the implementation of convivencia in classes, research programs, and learning environments paves the way for new forms of teaching and learning that value and center collective and cultural learning practices from the home. We conclude with practical tools, strategies, and reformulations of classroom environments that can be applied in sociology classrooms and beyond
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| Citations per year | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |