Immigrant and Refugee Students in U.S. Schools

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Birman ◽  
Nellie Tran ◽  
Winnie Chan
Keyword(s):  
Refugee Students ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee

“What’s Going to Happen to Us?” Cultivating Partnerships with Immigrant Families in an Adverse Political Climate

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-318
Author(s):  
ADRIANA VILLAVICENCIO ◽  
CHANDLER PATTON MIRANDA ◽  
JIA-LIN LIU ◽  
HUA-YU SEBASTIAN CHERNG
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Parental Engagement ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Refugee Students ◽  
The Us ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee ◽  
K 12

With the increasing numbers of immigrant and refugee students across the US K–12 system, the xenophobia of the current political climate, and the effects of COVID-19 on the immigrant community, it is critical to examine schools that serve immigrant students and their families. Drawing on case studies of two public high schools that exclusively serve immigrant students, authors Adriana Villavicencio, Chandler Patton Miranda, Jia-Lin Liu, and Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng examine how educators frame the current political context and how this frame informs their collective approach to engaging with and supporting families. The study finds that these schools shifted norms of parental engagement by proactively forging relationships with families, cultivating alliances with community partners, and mediating within families around challenges related to work and higher education to benefit the communities they serve. In so doing, these school actors have shifted the norms of parental engagement to center the perspectives, voices, and experiences of immigrant families.

Preparing and Enriching Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Educators Through Professional Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 282-304
Author(s):  
Alina Slapac ◽  
Sujin Kim ◽  
Sarah A. Coppersmith
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Federal Grant ◽  
Refugee Students ◽  
Final Questionnaire ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee

This chapter examined a cohort of 12 in-service teachers' and three administrators' views in regards to areas of successes, challenges, and priorities in working with immigrant and refugee students and their families as a result of three professional development (PD) sessions that were offered as part of a federal grant-based research project. Qualitative data included field notes through participant observation of group discussions, informal conversations with the participants, PD activity materials, online reflective surveys after each PD session, a background and demographic checklist, and a final questionnaire of overall learning. The results showed the participants' growing sensitivity towards their students' and families' contexts, including academic and social supports, with a desire to promote and implement more linguistically and culturally responsive strategies within their practices and school districts.

Influence of Refugee Status Factors and Demographic Reporting on PISA Mathematics Scores in Germany

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-65
Author(s):  
Sam P.E. Hopp
Keyword(s):  
International Student ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Refugee Status ◽  
Refugee Students ◽  
Mathematics Scores ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
International Student Assessment ◽  
Pisa Data ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee ◽  
Negative Linear Relationship

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) scores are a leading international measure of achievement. This study reviews German 2015 PISA data and imputes scores on income and time in nation to provide comparisons between native, immigrant and refugee students. This quantitative study uses cultural capital to explain the association of independent variables to PISA scores for students, revealing an unexpected negative linear relationship between those variables. The results and significance of this study may assist those involved in policy for refugee populations and inform the strategies of test protocols and measures in a new global student paradigm.

Foreign-Born Students in Baccalaureate Social Work Programs: Meeting the Challenges

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-38
Author(s):  
Kendra J. Garrett ◽  
W. Randolph Herman
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Community Resources ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Refugee Students ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Work Programs ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee ◽  
The Way

As a result of changes made in U.S. immigration policies in 1965, the number of immigrants and refugees entering the country has exploded, and many of them are now enrolled in baccalaureate social work programs. Social work educators have a dual responsibility to provide help and support for these foreign-born students while upholding the standards of the profession and preparing students to pass licensing examinations. Departments must discuss needs, expectations, challenges, and policies regarding academic requirements. Classroom strategies that ensure individual learning styles are enhanced by context-rich classroom exercises, a liberal use of writing, and a sensitive use of paraphrasing and collaborative learning. Advisors need to be aware of community resources available. Institutions should provide language and economic supports and culturally sensitive counseling centers. Baccalaureate social work educators must examine the unjust economic and social policies and lead the way in addressing barriers placed in the way of immigrant and refugee students.

scholarly journals A Nordic model in policy and practice? The case of immigrants and refugees in rural schools in Iceland and Sweden

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-413
Author(s):  
Anna Katarzyna Wozniczka ◽  
Per-Åke Rosvall
Keyword(s):  
Rural Schools ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Refugee Students ◽  
Immigrants And Refugees ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee ◽  
National Analysis ◽  
Compulsory Schools

Through a cross-national analysis of Iceland and Sweden, we investigate How are the two countries’ national and local educational systems ensuring access to education and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees? How do immigrant and refugee students talk about their agency in their classrooms, schools, and peer communities in rural contexts? Our analysis builds on fieldwork including classroom observations and interviews with immigrants (Iceland) and refugees (Sweden) aged 12–16 years, their teachers, and school principals, in four compulsory schools. The concept of ecology of equity is used to investigate power relations with regard to place and agency. The analysis also includes investigation of the politics of the teaching profession in response to students’ diversity. Findings show that although some students describe that they do not feel “othered,” the majority, especially refugee students in Sweden, do feel excluded from their peers. The Icelandic and Swedish rural schools are on their own in tackling issues of working with these students, despite the fact that their practices may lead to reinforcing inequalities between schools and regions of the two countries. In this sense, the approach of the two countries does not reflect the ideals of the Nordic welfare system.

Aspiration and Opportunity: First-Generation Immigrants and Refugees at Community College

2021 ◽  
pp. 009155212110266
Author(s):  
Aaron Leo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Refugee Students ◽  
First Generation Immigrants ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee

Objective: This article explores the experiences of 32 first-generation immigrant and refugee students as they transition into and out of community college. The challenges students face and the resources on which they draw in their educational pursuits are viewed through Bourdieu’s theory of cultural capital. Method: This project utilizes an applied ethnographic approach that primarily elicited participant-observation and interview data. Results: Findings demonstrate that prospective community college students articulated uncertainty about the college process and concern over the quality of community colleges. Current and former community college students validated these concerns as they described their struggles to overcome both in- and out-of-school challenges. In many cases, such obstacles resulted in the leveling of previously high aspirations. Contribution: Although the growing number of immigrant and refugee students in the United States are disproportionately represented at community colleges, little is known about their experiences in these institutions. This article adds to our understanding of immigrant and refugee students’ experiences in community colleges through their own words.

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