Working en comunidad
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Working en comunidad

Service-Learning and Community Engagement with U.S. Latinas/os/es

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eBook - ePub

Working en comunidad

Service-Learning and Community Engagement with U.S. Latinas/os/es

About this book

Working in community is critical to several fields. Working en comunidad focuses on service-learning and Latina/o/e communities within a variety of institutional contexts. It provides a practical framework grounded in theoretical approaches that center Latina/o/e experiences as foundational to understanding how to prepare students to work in the community and en comunidad.

The volume tackles three major themes: ethical approaches to working with Latina/o/e communities within language courses and beyond; preparing Latina/o/e students for working with their own communities in different environments; and ensuring equitable practices and building relationships that are mutually beneficial for students and community members. The editors forward two central arguments: (1) Equitable community engagement in higher education is a reflective and reciprocal process that develops empathy and personal and professional growth in students; and (2) service-learning is most transformative when it explicitly guides students and the community to build cultural humility and recognize Latina/o/e experiences and agency as foundational to the learning process.

Many of the contributors and editors are Latina/o/e-identified scholars, practitioners, and researchers, who lend a rich body of experience and a personal dedication to this work. They present distinct approaches and geographies, as well as range of institutions, to offer a wide scope of engaged work that builds on the concept of comunidad to advance a critical new conceptual framework of equitable education and racial justice.

Contributors
Stacey Alex
Elena Foulis
Christina García
Catherine Komisaruk
Kelly Lowther Pereira    
Glenn Martínez
María Luisa Parra-Velasco

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Proceda con cuidado: The Ethics of Working with Latina/o/e Communities
  8. 2. Transforming Midwest Public Spaces with Día de los Muertos Community Altars
  9. 3. Motivations, Confidence, and Perceived Ability: Impacts of Working alongside the Community in Spanish for the Health Professions
  10. 4. Revisiting Reflection: The Necessary Work for More Transformative and Equitable Community Engagement
  11. 5. Fostering Latina/o/e Civic and Community Engagement: A Historical, Decolonized, and Intersectional Curriculum
  12. 6. History Students and Migrant Assistance, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Service-Learning
  13. Conclusion: Proceeding with Caution and Care When Engaging Latina/o/e Communities in Service-Learning
  14. Contributors
  15. Index