Latinx youths and parents reimagined ideal school realities centered on inclusive, welcoming, safe schools and schools free of cultural stressors with supportive allies¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Reflexive thematic analysis of six youth and six parent focus groups yielded two themes—inclusive, welcoming, and safe schools, and schools without cultural stressors and filled with supportive allies—each with three subthemes. → Lorenzo-Blanco 2025 q2 i? Youths’ and parents’ reimagined ideal realities identified needed changes in people and infrastructure within schools to remove the burden of dealing with cultural stressors from youth and parents. → Lorenzo-Blanco 2025

Evidence¶

Lorenzo-Blanco 2025¶

Lorenzo-Blanco, Elma I., Henriquez, Kimberly L., Romero, Michelle Y. Martin, Stein, Gabriela Livas, & Isaza, Alejandra Garcia. (2025). “So no one feels left out:” Latinx youths’ and parents’ re-imagined school realities in the context of cultural stressors. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000956

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Reflexive thematic analysis of focus groups with 45 youth (Mage = 15.26 years, SD = .79) and 28 parents (Mage = 42.36, SD = 8.51) in six high schools, analyzed “each with three accompanying subthemes.” Participants reimagined schools where students feel “welcomed, supported, included, and valued.”

"Guided by reflexive thematic analysis, we constructed two themes: 1) inclusive, welcoming, and safe schools and 2) schools without cultural stressors and filled with supportive allies; each with three accompanying subthemes."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Youth and parents reimagined inclusive, student-engaged learning with bilingual resources, gradual transitions to English coursework, and hands-on activities — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Youth reimagined schools with more Latinx teachers who would motivate them, provide role models, and make them feel understood — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Youth and parents reimagined schools without discrimination, with clear rules for equitable treatment, and with adults and peers who speak up against discrimination and support them — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Youth and parents reimagined schools with more resources and supportive infrastructure, including transportation, everyday-life programs, and activities for economically constrained families — related
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