Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
5-3-2021
Year of Publication
2021
Degree Name
Master of Science in Community & Leadership Development
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Community and Leadership Development
First Advisor
Dr. Stacy K. Vincent
Abstract
Latinx members of the FFA Organization are disproportionately underrepresented in leadership positions. When they do get elected to leadership offices, they oftentimes have to accept behaviors that erase their cultural identity. This study aims to find what aspects of their identity they feel they have to give up in order to be seen as a potential state or national FFA candidate. Findings include the participation of the state-officer game, joining cliques that fit the white mold, and overall, assimilation on an individual and group scale. Recommendations include systemic change for state and national FFA staff, agricultural education, and the agricultural youth organization
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2021.068
Recommended Citation
Barajas, Graciela, ""Playing the Game": A Case Study of Latinx Leaders in an Agricultural Youth Organization" (2021). Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development. 56.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cld_etds/56
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