Abstract
•This article presents research from interviews with 10 high school Latino males from the Bronx, NY to explore the role of family in their college-transition process.•The authors highlight factors that help garner educational success for Latino males by highlighting how they search out and “lean” on their families for advice during the transition to higher education.•This research builds upon studies which have examined the relationship between help-seeking behaviors and masculinity.•It extends the research which examines Latino males and their help-seeking strategies concerning education through the use of a Community Cultural Wealth framework and the importance of dichos and consejos from families as they make the transition from high school to post-secondary education.
This article presents research from interviews with 10 high school Latino males from the Bronx, NY to explore the role of family in their college-transition process. Specifically, we highlight the factors that help garner educational success for these Latino males by highlighting how they search out and “lean” on their families for advice during the transition to higher education. This research builds upon studies which have examined the relationship between help-seeking behaviors and masculinity. More specifically it extends the research which examines Latino males and their help-seeking strategies concerning education through the use of a Community Cultural Wealth framework and the importance of dichos and consejos from families as they make the transition from high school to post-secondary education.