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August 24, 2025Journal of Contemporary Issues in EducationOpen Access

Employable Wealth: Reframing Community Cultural Wealth as Employability for Students of Color in Higher Education

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CBChristopher F. BurnettZTZW Taylor

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The paper reveals how reframing employability through community cultural wealth can improve post-graduate outcomes for students of color, highlighting necessary policy changes.

Key Points

  • Reframing employability can improve employment outcomes for students of color, addressing systemic barriers they face.
  • About 50% of students of color lack access to gainful employment compared to their White peers after graduation.
  • Analysis integrates Yosso’s community cultural wealth model with existing employability frameworks, calling for new approaches.
  • Implications highlight the need for policy changes in higher education to better support students of color's transition to the workforce.

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Burnett et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5f19ad7bf08b1eae2394https://doi.org/10.20355/jcie29690
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