'What's Going to Happen to Us?' Cultivating Partnerships with Immigrant Families in an Adverse Political Climate
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| Title: | 'What's Going to Happen to Us?' Cultivating Partnerships with Immigrant Families in an Adverse Political Climate |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Villavicencio, Adriana (ORCID |
| Source: | Harvard Educational Review. Fall 2021 91(3):293-318. |
| Availability: | Harvard Education Publishing Group. 8 Story Street First Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-495-3432; Fax: 617-496-3584; e-mail: hepg@harvard.edu; Web site: http://hepg.org/her-home/home |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 26 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education Elementary Secondary Education High Schools Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Immigrants, Political Attitudes, Refugees, Case Studies, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Family School Relationship, Higher Education, School Community Relationship, Stranger Reactions, Public Schools, Parent Attitudes, School Culture, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Social Services, Social Networks, Social Support Groups, Parent Participation |
| Geographic Terms: | New York (New York) |
| DOI: | 10.17763/1943-5045-91.3.293 |
| ISSN: | 0017-8055 |
| Abstract: | 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 COVID19 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. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1316956 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | 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 COVID19 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. |
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| ISSN: | 0017-8055 |
| DOI: | 10.17763/1943-5045-91.3.293 |
