Date of Award

2015

Degree Type

Open Access Dissertation

Degree Name

Education, PhD

Program

School of Educational Studies

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair

William Perez

Dissertation or Thesis Committee Member

Daryl Smith

Dissertation or Thesis Committee Member

Gilda Ochoa

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Rights Information

© 2015 Kristina M Alvarado

Keywords

Social sciences, Education, Boys, California, Gangs, Juvenile offenders, Juvenile system, Latino, Men

Subject Categories

Educational Psychology | Latina/o Studies | Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Abstract

Education gives an individual access to different ways of learning, thinking, and ultimately providing a source of power to better understand the world. Second and third-generation Latino males are faced with the generational impact of family gang involvement, violence, poverty, neglect, and emotional abuse in their daily lives at school and at home. This study provided an original contribution to the field of education due to its specific focus on the population of formerly incarcerated, formerly gang involved, later generation Latino males in Los Angeles. The narratives in this study shed light on their marginalization. The personal stories revealed the types of interventions they found at Homeboy Industries. Homeboy Industries is a successful organizational model that is rooted in fostering healing, hope, repair, and job/skills training to this disenfranchised population. A broad membership ranging from—school administrators, civic leaders, guidance counselors in juvenile detention centers, and nonprofit organizers will benefit from learning the elements needed to begin changing the life courses for the men in this community through collaborative partnerships.

ISBN

9781321719949

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