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Suburban schools as sites of inspection

Understanding Latinx youth’s sense of belonging in a suburban high school

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ID21638912
AuthorsGabriel Rodríguez (0000-0003-2386-8331, Iowa State University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume53
Issue1-2
Pages14-29
Publication date2020-04-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEquity & Excellence in Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1066-5684 • E-ISSN: 1547-3457
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10665684.2020.1758245
OpenAlexW3037235873
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited32

Through a critical ethnographic approach, this study examines how Latinx youth made sense of race, space, and place at a predominantly white, well-resourced suburban high school outside of Chicago, Illinois. Employing spatial theory and borderland theory, I analyze the experiences of 19 Latinx youth to learn how they understood and navigated the racialized borders of their school and how that, in turn, shaped how they built a sense of belonging for themselves. The findings focus on how whiteness and white youth set the stage for how Latinx youth take up space and build community. Moreover, despite the constraints they endure, Latinx youth enact their agency in ways that can help schools reimagine how to create more inclusive student communities

Critical race theory · Ethnography · Pedagogy · Sense of community · Sense of place · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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