This article examines how low-income students experienced career development programming in a college transition program, showing that many valued learning practical skills like résumé writing, interviewing, and networking in a supportive environment. The article suggests moving away from narrow ideas of professionalism and creating supports that are flexible and responsive to students’ backgrounds and prior experiences
Archives: Articles/Briefs
Promoting low-income college student success through peer mentoring: A mixed methods examination.
A matter of time (use): Conceptualizing time navigation and time equity as directions for equitable research.
The article challenges traditional views of time management in education by proposing a shift toward understanding time as a navigable resource shaped by structural and individual factors. It introduces the concept of “time navigation” and positions time-related research within a framework of time equity, aiming to provide a more inclusive and systemic perspective on how students, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds, experience and manage time in educational settings.
Creating a culture of ecological validation to improve at-promise student experiences and outcomes.
Developing a summit or professional development event.
Creating a culture of ecological validation to improve at-promise student experiences and outcomes.
Creating a campus-wide culture that supports low-income, racially minoritized, and first-generation college students: Syllabus for a cross-functional professional learning community.
Improving communications to at-promise students: A validating approach-activity.
Ecological validation reflection tool for educators – Individual level.
This tool uses guiding questions for individuals to reflect on how ecological validation informs your current approach to supporting students. It identifies a few steps you can take to strengthen your approach to supporting and centering students in your
individual practice.
Ecological validation reflection tool – Unit level.
This tool provides a framework on your individual approach to enacting the norms of ecological validation. It guides engagement with your colleagues within your professional unit. It also initiates and track progress made towards incorporating an ecological validation approach into your unit’s work.