Cultura Within : designing workshops and transitional objects that empower young Latina women to persevere in higher education

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dc.contributor.advisorGorman, Carma
dc.contributor.advisorCatterall, Kate
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPark, Jiwon
dc.creatorSibrian, Ana Angelica
dc.creator.orcid0000-0001-6899-2796
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-07T15:46:42Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T22:30:42Z
dc.date.available2016-10-07T15:46:42Z
dc.date.available2018-01-22T22:30:42Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.date.submittedAugust 2016
dc.date.updated2016-10-07T15:46:42Z
dc.description.abstractLatinos are one of the fastest-growing ethnic minority groups in the United States. Yet they have the lowest college graduation rate of any racial or ethnic group in the United States. This report documents self-reflective, participatory processes I used, based on my personal experience as a Latina in higher education, to design engaging workshops and transitional objects to support the Latina community at the University of Texas at Austin. I propose that workshops promoting awareness of structural barriers, coaching in self-reflective techniques, and the co-creation of totemic objects that serve as transitional objects and aides-mémoires can empower young Latina women to persevere in higher education. The workshops were designed to use group storytelling, self-reflection and sharing methods to educate and empower young Latinas to create an on-going sense of agency and build stronger communities within higher education.
dc.description.departmentDesign
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2RX93F72
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/41548
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectLatina
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectEmpowerment
dc.subjectHigher education
dc.subjectWorkshop
dc.subjectCommunity-centered design
dc.subjectCommunity
dc.subjectEngagement
dc.subjectTransitional objects
dc.subjectSelf-reflective
dc.subjectSelf-awareness
dc.subjectCo-creation
dc.subjectPerseverance
dc.subjectParticipatory process
dc.subjectStructural barriers
dc.subjectTotemic objects
dc.titleCultura Within : designing workshops and transitional objects that empower young Latina women to persevere in higher education
dc.typeThesis
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