"I don't belong here": Chicanas/Latinas at a Hispanic Serving Institution Creating Community Through Muxerista Mentoring

In order to create more diverse communities and greater social justice in academia, a group of Chicana/Latina junior faculty at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) established a research collaborative, Research for the Educational Advancement of Latin@s (REAL). Using a co-operative inquiry and dial...

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Veröffentlicht in:Equity & excellence in education 2010-11, Vol.43 (4), p.539-553
Hauptverfasser: Ek, Lucila D., Cerecer, Patricia D. Quijada, Alanís, Iliana, Rodríguez, Mariela A.
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Zusammenfassung:In order to create more diverse communities and greater social justice in academia, a group of Chicana/Latina junior faculty at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) established a research collaborative, Research for the Educational Advancement of Latin@s (REAL). Using a co-operative inquiry and dialogical epistemology, we document how REAL is an agency of transformative resistance to combat racism and sexism within academia. Also we reveal the importance of peer "muxerista mentoring" as an ideology and practice in building a supportive community in the bid for tenure. We provide implications and recommendations for the retention, tenure, and promotion of Chicana/Latina faculty.
ISSN:1066-5684
1547-3457
DOI:10.1080/10665684.2010.510069