Cultural Wealth Research Articles

Fostering college access literacy for students and educators in school-university partnerships: a culturally responsive approach

PurposeThis practitioner-based manuscript describes the development and implementation of Focus on College Understanding and Success (FOCUS), a school-university programmatic model to develop College Access Literacy (CAL) among both students and educators in a Professional Development School (PDS) network. With an emphasis on teacher training, supplemental learning opportunities for students, and faculty-student-parent mentor/partnerships, this model was designed to apply a culturally responsive approach to achieving equity in college readiness programming.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is conceptual in that it presents an innovative idea to stimulate discussion, generate new ideas, and advance thinking about a collective impact school-university partnership initiative focused on supporting underrepresented students in pursuing higher education goals through participation in the FOCUS program. A thematic analysis was completed on focus group data collected for both educators and students who participated in the project. Data focused on the identification of both strengths and challenges of program development and implementation.FindingsThe paper provides insights and ideas related to how to structure a college access and success program that focuses on the assets that underrepresented students bring to college readiness opportunities designed for them by centering their struggles while uplifting their personal, unique abilities. Our results validate a college readiness program design and implementation process that relies on asset-based theoretical frameworks including Yosso’s (2005) Community Cultural Wealth (CCW) model and Moll et al.’s (1992) Funds of Knowledge (FoK) framework.Originality/valueThis study shows how school-university partnerships are uniquely positioned to capitalize on the strengths of students and their families in designing college readiness programming. By considering the local context and culturally responsive approaches to program development and implementation, programs like FOCUS can build on community resources and the teacher-student relationship to increase College Access Literacy (CAL) in both students and their teachers.

The Concealed Values of Langolewwo’s Cultural Preservation

The diversity of tribes, races, and languages is a privilege, and harmonious living is necessary. This study aims to navigate the values contained, supporting and inhibiting factors and efforts to preserve cultural heritage. This article uses a qualitative approach, including a literature review, interviews, and observations. The study results indicate that efforts to preserve cultural heritage are carried out by providing protection, development, and utilization. Of the three efforts, the community has not been able to develop and utilize it optimally. This is due to the lack of financial resources, and there is no direction for commercialization policies for tourism, economic, and business interests to improve community welfare. Furthermore, in preserving cultural heritage, some supporting factors include high community participation and government support but a lack of financial assistance and an inadequate development and economic-interest administrative system. The values of religious moderation contained in the preservation of cultural heritage include respect for tradition and tolerance, the creation of balanced justice, and prioritizing the public interest. The theoretical implications contribute to preserving cultural heritage by adding added value and practically advising the community to utilize their cultural wealth by continuing to transform existing developments.

Community Cultural Wealth in Stakeholder Perceptions of the Return to Local Control of Schools

Community Cultural Wealth in Stakeholder Perceptions of the Return to Local Control of Schools

Performance Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms for Ikat Weaving Classification

Ikat weaving is a rich traditional heritage of Kota Kediri, Indonesia, with a diverse array of intricate motifs that reflect the cultural richness of the region. As new motifs emerge and information about older designs fades, manual identification becomes time-consuming and difficult. This study leverages machine learning technology, specifically XGBoost, Random Forest, and Neural Network algorithms, to automate the classification of these weaving patterns. The dataset consisted of 600 images, split into 480 images (80%) for training and 120 images (20%) for testing, representing four distinct weaving motifs: "Gumul Weaving, Bolleches Weaving, Kuda Kepang Weaving, and Sekar Jagad Weaving." The study achieves high accuracy, with precision, recall, and F1-score all reaching 100%, underscoring its potential to not only improve the efficiency of motif identification, but also play a crucial role in preserving and promoting Indonesia's cultural heritage. Future research should focus on further optimizing these algorithms and expanding datasets to capture a broader range of ikat motifs. Additionally, enhancing the application of this model can contribute to a deeper understanding and broader appreciation of Kota Kediri’s cultural wealth through digital platforms.

The Transition to Kindergarten for Hispanic and Latine Autistic Children: A Focus Group Study with Caregivers.

Past research highlights the different facilitators and barriers that caregivers of children on the autism spectrum experience during the transition to kindergarten and when navigating special education services. Caregivers who identify as Hispanic and/or Latine may face distinct challenges during this process, such as language differences, differences in understanding autism and special education, and barriers to advocating for their child. Hispanic and Latine caregivers also have strengths, resources, and strategies (i.e. cultural capital) that they use during this time. However, there is little research aimed at understanding the unique experiences of Hispanic and Latine caregivers of autistic children during their entry to kindergarten. To address this shortcoming, the current study used qualitative methods and thematic analysis to explore the transition to kindergarten experiences of four caregivers of autistic children. This study identified strengths, supportive practices, and challenges that participants experienced fell under four major themes: importance of proactive and ongoing partnerships between caregivers and schools, navigating unfamiliar language and processes, the need for dissemination of information about autism to teachers and support from trusted systems. Themes highlighted challenges such as communication differences, unfamiliar school processes, community and teacher misconceptions about autism. Facilitators the transition included proactive communication, shared goals and partnerships with school. Yosso's Community Cultural Wealth Framework is integrated into the discussion of themes and the forms of cultural capital participants used to support their child. Recommendations for practice and research to support Hispanic and Latine autistic children during the kindergarten transition are provided.

Documenting resiliencies, aspirations, and cultural assets of migrant teachers with undocumented backgrounds

Theoretically framed by community cultural wealth, this study seeks to center and elevate the voices of teachers with undocumented backgrounds in New York City, highlighting their resiliencies, aspirations, and cultural assets. The findings suggest that these teachers (1) persisted in pursuing their educational/professional aspirations despite the hurdles, (2) nurtured transnational connections and sustained familial capital, (3) capitalized on their linguistic capital to build trusting relationships with students and their families, (4) cultivated students’ navigational and social capitals in pursuit of their academic achievement and community-building, and (5) utilized their resistant capital in their teaching to critique Eurocentric ideologies in social studies. By researching and theorizing these teachers’ personal, professional, and teaching lives of “not because of the system, but despite it” (González et al., 2003, p. 242) as rich and valuable assets, this study makes a significant contribution to the unexplored research field of migrant teachers with undocumented backgrounds.

Community College Pathways to Graduate Study: Examining Community Cultural Wealth Among Transfer Students of Color

ABSTRACT Despite increased attention toward community college transfer (i.e., upward transfer) students in STEM, much remains to be learned about racial equity in post-transfer support. This article uses an asset-based lens to examine the strengths that upward transfer Students of Color bring with them to their receiving universities. Using longitudinal survey data with upward transfer Students of Color in computer science (N = 118), we examine relationships between students’ community cultural wealth, knowledge sources about graduate school, and graduate school-related outcomes. Descriptive and regression-based results document the important role resistant capital (i.e., knowledge and skills developed via behaviors that challenge and transform structures of oppression) and aspirational capital (i.e., ability to sustain hopes and future dreams, even within structurally inequitable environments) may play in shaping graduate degree trajectories among upward transfer Students of Color. Other results suggest that – while receiving information about graduate school from faculty significantly predicted PhD interest – such information was not necessarily readily available to transfer Students of Color. We conclude by discussing strategies to catalyze racial equity in pathways from community college to graduate education.

Emisoras de paz: el reto de construir paz desde los territorios en Colombia

The Final Agreement for the Termination of the Conflict and the Construction of a Stable and Lasting Peace, signed in November 2016 between the government of Colombia and the extinct FARC-EP guerrilla, was proposed, as a commitment of the State, to implement of 20 public interest radio stations, in order to teach about the Final Peace Agreement and publicing the progress in its implementation. Located in territories strongly affected by the armed confrontation, peace radio stations are projected as sui generis scenarios in the Colombian transitional horizon. Consequently, the article records the findings obtained in a first systematic exercise of the emergence and consolidation of radio stations, which includes learning, difficulties, challenges and expectations. The approach problematizes and discusses the importance for broadcasters of working from peace journalism, since they have the capacity and opportunity to promote narratives and representations that, far from the story of war and violence, explore ethnic and cultural wealth. and social that characterizes the territories and their communities. With an ethnographic approach, it concluded that peace radio stations have to build their own identity that separates them from the political interests of the government, as well as discuss the political narratives that want to associate them with the interests of insurgent groups. Peace radio stations are scenarios that provide the opportunity to foster communicative and informative ecosystems that offer different perspectives on the realities experienced in territories where violence still persists, at the local and regional level.

Konsep Ekowisata Sebagai Role Model Pengembangan Kawasan Daya Tarik Wisata (DTW) Pada Pengelolaan Subak Perkotaan Denpasar Dalam Perspektif Hukum Kepariwisataan

Tourism is an essential resource for regions that serve as tourist destinations. Indonesia, rich in culture and tourism, boasts a wide range of tourist sites spread across its provinces. One of Indonesia's premier tourist destinations is Bali, an island known for its unique natural and cultural wealth that attracts visitors from around the world. However, tourism development often conflicts with environmental preservation, such as the lack of attention to subak (traditional irrigation systems) in urban areas. Subak, with its cultural foundations, has the potential to be developed into tourist attractions (DTW). Therefore, the concept of ecotourism is seen as a suitable approach for developing tourism attractions in urban subak areas.This research focuses on the role of ecotourism as a model for developing tourism attractions within urban subak systems and the implications of this model based on tourism law principles in Denpasar. The research employs normative legal methods, using both statutory and conceptual approaches. The expected findings aim to serve as a foundation for formulating policies and strategies to develop ecotourism in Denpasar's urban subak areas. These policies and strategies should be grounded in tourism law principles while addressing aspects that need improvement for effective ecotourism implementation in urban subak areas.

Community-driven ecotourism in the trans Himalayan region: A sustainable model for cultural and environmental preservation

ABSTRACT Himalayan destinations, rich in natural and cultural wealth, are increasingly vulnerable to ecological degradation due to unregulated tourism growth. This research examines community-driven ecotourism (CDE) as a model to reconcile economic imperatives with environmental stewardship in Ladakh, a region facing rapid tourism expansion and ecological fragility. Using a qualitative case study approach, the study draws on semi-structured interviews with 22 stakeholders, including community leaders, tourism entrepreneurs, environmental experts, and hospitality managers. Thematic analysis reveals the interplay between local engagement, cultural preservation, and ecological resilience. Key findings introduce a strategic framework that supports cultural and environmental sustainability while aligning with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 8, 12, and 15. Community-managed homestays, wildlife tours, and heritage conservation emerge as key mechanisms for fostering local livelihoods and preserving heritage. However, challenges such as infrastructure deficits, capacity gaps, and insufficient policy coherence limit the broader impact of these initiatives. This study underscores the importance of local community participation in shaping resilient tourism practices and offers recommendations to bridge policy and practice. The research positions Ladakh as a model for sustainable tourism in the Himalayas, emphasizing the symbiosis between cultural identity and environmental integrity.

Literasi Budaya Belis dalam Pernikahan Masyarakat Flores Desa Kusu Manggarai Barat Nusa Tenggara Timur

Marriage in the belis tradition in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), has moral and cultural values that are broad and deep enough to be learned together. In the belis tradition, when a marriage couple is about to have a traditional wedding. Both prospective brides and grooms must have a good understanding of what they are doing when they carry out the belis tradition in the marriage. The study of belis culture does require a good understanding in its application, especially when it clashes with culture. The belis tradition can be seen as a way of making prospective couples who are getting married think twice before deciding to use the tradition. Not only is there a certain amount of material or nominal amount that must be prepared, the existence of certain objects or items that can and should be considered as dowry requires each couple to provide these materials and objects properly. Not to mention the existence of other agreements and offers, which of course can be understood. Marriage in the NTT tradition, with the culture of belis, is a phase for each young couple to prepare themselves to enter a new life in their life journey. The belis tradition is a pattern of life in the NTT community that can be used as one of the characteristics inherent in the traditions of our society. with cultural wealth that is certainly inherent and stored in it as a whole.

Working-class Academics: Challenging Deficit Narratives Through Cultural Wealth

When navigating higher education (HE), working-class academics (WCAs) encounter persistent socioeconomic, cultural, and personal barriers throughout their academic careers. This study, grounded in the theoretical frameworks of Pierre Bourdieu and Tara Yosso, sought to illuminate the cultural wealth of WCAs. Employing a mixed-methods approach over a five-year period, the research engaged with 244 WCAs from various institutions across the United Kingdom (UK). The findings challenged the dominant deficit narratives surrounding WCAs, revealing that WCAs actively cultivate and leverage a rich array of cultural assets, encompassing examples of aspirational, navigational, linguistic, familial, social, and resistant capital. Two overarching themes emerged from the data: the profound impact of shared lived experiences in empowering marginalised students, and the crucial role of WCAs as change agents. The study demonstrates how WCAs employ their backgrounds as pedagogical assets while advocating for structural reforms. These findings suggest institutions should formally recognise working-class cultural wealth through revised hiring criteria, targeted support programmes, and inclusive decision-making frameworks. This research advances understanding of how marginalised groups can transform rather than simply adapt to institutional cultures.

DAMPAK PENGEMBANGAN EKOWISATA DI SEKSI WILAYAH III TANJUNG HARAPAN TAMAN NASIONAL TANJUNG PUTING TERHADAP SOSIAL BUDAYA MASYARAKAT DESA WISATA SEKONYER

This study aims to identify and analyze these impacts using a qualitative approach. Data were collected through in-depth interview techniques, observation, and documentation. The results of the study indicate that ecotourism activities have a positive impact on the local community. First, ecotourism increases community knowledge and insight into environmental management and sustainability-based tourism potential. Second, community awareness of local natural and cultural wealth is increasing, encouraging the preservation of traditional cultural values. Third, the social status of the community increases through active participation in tourism activities. Fourth, it also has an impact on foreign language skills, especially English, as a need for interaction with tourists. Fifth, community empowerment can be seen from the emergence of new economic opportunities, such as homestay management, local crafts, and tour guide services. This study emphasizes the importance of synergy between ecotourism managers, the government, and the community to maintain long-term benefits for the sustainability of ecotourism and the welfare of the local community.

Beyond “Engaged/Involved”: Latina Immigrant Mothers’ Negotiations of Family-Bilingual Program Relations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. educational institutions continue to frame racially minoritized families as inferior and as the causes for their children’s educational challenges based on expectations associated with white, middle- and upper-class families. Latinx families can be positioned in deficit ways even in dual language bilingual education programs (DLBE), often lauded for being culturally and linguistically expansive settings. Informed by Critical Race Theory in Education and LatCrit, this study presents counterstories of two Latina immigrant mothers supporting their children’s learning and development during the COVID-19 pandemic in states with anti-bilingual and anti-immigrant legislative histories, Arizona and Massachusetts. Leveraging community cultural wealth, the mothers shared a deep commitment to sustaining their children’s bilingual and bicultural development and wellness. Although they were positioned as engaged parents by the DLBE programs, they problematized static and constrained forms of engagement efforts during pandemic schooling and learning. As such, their counterstories trouble deficit conceptualizations and false dichotomies within family-bilingual school relations and serve as a cautionary tale for educational programs framed as supportive of linguistic and cultural pluralism. We argue for the continued interrogation of school-led forms of engagement to ensure that racially minoritized families engage in shared leadership and school governance and have their knowledge forms and language traditions elevated as crucial levers for catalyzing transformative learning in response to COVID-19 pandemic recovery efforts.

Motivation, Drive, and Pride: Exploring Assets of First-Generation College Students Majoring in Education

ABSTRACT This qualitative research study explores the experiences of 20 First Generation College Students (FGCSs) majoring in Education. In this work, we apply an assets-based perspective that relies heavily on the concept of community cultural wealth. Drawing on interview data, we highlight the collective experiences and perspectives of FGCSs as they navigate institutional barriers utilizing cultural wealth. Our findings show that FGCSs relied on familial, aspirational, navigational, and resistant wealth as sources for their motivation, drive, and pride. The findings of this study call for greater awareness of assets-based approaches to understanding the experiences of first-generation college students.

Perspectives: Cultural Wealth, Co-creation, and Conversations

In this article, two librarians reflect on their experience as an intern and supervisor navigating traditional and antiquated norms upheld in academia. The intern, a first-generation Mexican-American student, describes the shift in her values, beliefs, and identity as she confronts the extractive practices embedded in internships, resulting in a collaborative and critical internship. The internship supervisor, a senior librarian, also reflects on her role in resisting these exploitative dynamics by using the community cultural wealth model, which recognizes the knowledge students of colour bring from their homes and communities. The intern and supervisor introduce ideas for improving the internship experience by embracing community cultural wealth, critiquing the role of neoliberal multiculturalism, and addressing the systemic extraction that hinders the professional development of marginalized students.

Complementing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning with Engaged Pedagogy and Community Cultural Wealth

Complementing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning with Engaged Pedagogy and Community Cultural Wealth

Validating an instrument for measuring community cultural wealth with biology majors at a Hispanic-serving institution.

Boosting underrepresented student persistence in STEM majors has been of interest for several years. Prior research has explored various factors that may influence student success and persistence in STEM majors. Specifically, some of these studies have employed Yosso's community cultural wealth framework to explore how a student's cultural wealth may link to certain outcomes. Most of these studies have taken a qualitative approach when exploring cultural wealth and less adopt a quantitative approach. Using biology students in an introductory biology class during the fall (n = 303) and spring semesters (n = 215) at a large Hispanic-serving institution in the southeastern United States, this study seeks to contribute to the literature by validating a previously constructed instrument with a new population. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted using principal axis factoring and an oblique rotation. EFA results revealed 10 dimensions of cultural wealth. Additionally, confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that the model produced properly measures the constructs as intended. Overall, the final 56-item instrument used in this study was validated and can be used for measuring cultural wealth in similar populations.

Natural heritage analytical study of old beech forests and primeval beech forests as a potential for nature tourism sustainable development

Natural and cultural wealth in the tourism market plays a significant role in tourism development ideally in a sustainable way. The papers´ research evaluates the potential of old beech forests and primeval beech forests in Europe as targets for possible future nature tourism, emphasizing their ecological, aesthetic, and cultural significance. The analysis, which utilizes a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods including the Shapiro-Wilk normality test, Mann-Whitney test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman correlation coefficient processed through Gretl software, highlights the significant role these forests play in biodiversity conservation, climate regulation, and sustainable development in the context of the area of the country, where they are located. These forests, rated as premium destinations for nature tourism or ecotourism, should be integrated into broader tourism strategies. Their preservation and proper utilization can significantly contribute to the development of the local economy while also providing educational and recreational opportunities for residents and tourists.

Pengembangan Potensi Desa Wisata Pasirnanjung Geulis

The management of Pasirnanjung Geulis tourism village has not been optimal, such as the lack of attractions, lack of visitor management and ticket management. The purpose of this research is to discover the description and potential of Pasirnanjung Geulis Tourism Village, as well as the steps that have been taken or are needed to develop it. This research uses a qualitative method with a case study design. This research was taken in three stages using data triangulation, namely interviews, observation, and documentation research, and there were ten participants or sources used to analyze the data. To analyze the data, this research collects data, presents data, reduces data using NVivo, and draws conclusions. Pasirnanjung Geulis Tourism Village has great potential as a tourist destination because of its natural beauty and cultural wealth. However, the development of tour packages, ticketing systems, social media management, and the provision of basic facilities are all still needed. The village has yet to generate equitable financial benefits for the entire local population, despite many people contributing.