Figured Worlds and American Dreams: An Exploration of Agency and Identity Among Latinx Undocumented Students
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DOI: 10.1007/s11256-017-0397-x
Abstract: Undocumented students find themselves on continuously shifting ground, calibrating each decision they make in accordance with or as a strategic reaction to the existing political climate. Specifically, some undocumented students find themselves in an ongoing… read more here.
Keywords: undocumented students; latinx undocumented; worlds american; figured worlds ... See more keywords
Silent Struggles—the Plight of Undocumented Students in Social Work Education
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DOI: 10.1007/s40609-016-0045-5
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to explore factors that impact undocumented students in higher education in the USA. First, we explore the immigrant population in the USA and examine educational attainment among undocumented immigrants.… read more here.
Keywords: undocumented students; social work; work education; silent struggles ... See more keywords
Teachers making sense of undocumented status and their responsibilities to undocumented students: A critical perspective
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2020.103232
Abstract: Abstract This interpretive qualitative study explores how teachers’ socialization contributes to their sensemaking of undocumented status and their responsibilities to undocumented students. Analyses of interview data revealed three key themes in teachers’ socialization (early experiences… read more here.
Keywords: status; undocumented students; responsibilities undocumented; teachers making ... See more keywords
“I hate being called a Dreamer … but”: Practitioners and undocumented students negotiating discursive tensions in the Dreamer narrative
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DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2025.2461711
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article adopts a tension-centered approach rooted in a constitutive view of tensions and draws from undocumented critical theory and advocacy communication theory to examine how practitioners at Undocumented Student Resource Centers on U.S.… read more here.
Keywords: undocumented students; dreamer narrative; hate called; practitioners undocumented ... See more keywords
Ally Competency and Self-Efficacy for Working with Undocumented Students
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DOI: 10.1080/19496591.2019.1634464
Abstract: This longitudinal study investigated the outcomes of DREAMzone, an educational intervention designed to prepare higher education professionals to respond to the presence and needs of undocumented students. Qualitative surveys were administered to DREAMzone participants at… read more here.
Keywords: efficacy working; undocumented students; self efficacy; ally competency ... See more keywords
Achieving the Dream, Uncertain Futures: The Postbaccalaureate Decision-Making Process of Latinx Undocumented Students
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DOI: 10.1177/1538192718758855
Abstract: This qualitative study examined the decision-making process of undocumented college students pursuing graduate degrees, and how their commitment to matriculate in higher education programs is shaped by a myriad of social, familial, financial, and institutional… read more here.
Keywords: decision making; undocumented students; making process;
Portraits of Ganas: The College-Going Pathways of Undocumented Students at a Texas HBCU
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DOI: 10.1177/1538192718797926
Abstract: The process of pursuing a higher education degree can be particularly complicated for undocumented students as they navigate the K-16 pipeline. Ganas, or the desire to succeed, is a cultural value that can serve a… read more here.
Keywords: undocumented students; ganas college; college going; going pathways ... See more keywords
“The War Still Continues,” Part II: The Importance of Positive Validation for Undocumented Students One Year After Trump’s Presidential Victory
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DOI: 10.1177/1538192718823186
Abstract: During the 2016 campaign, President Trump promised to establish numerous anti-immigration policies, which heightened undocumented students’ fears and anxieties. The present longitudinal qualitative study investigated seven undocumented students’ socioemotional states and whether administrators and educators… read more here.
Keywords: undocumented students; trump; positive validation; year ... See more keywords
Undocumented students’ uneven access to financial aid resources: How existing resources reinforce deservingness
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DOI: 10.14507/epaa.33.8804
Abstract: Federal policy excludes undocumented students from federal aid for postsecondary education, creating tremendous barriers to their ability to cover tuition costs. Starting with fewer need-based funding options for college elevates the importance of accessing scholarships… read more here.
Keywords: financial aid; undocumented students; access; school agents ... See more keywords
Documenting Their Decisions: How Undocumented Students Enroll and Persist in College
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DOI: 10.3102/0013189x221107941
Abstract: The absence of federal support leaves undocumented students reliant on state policies to financially support their postsecondary education. We descriptively examine the postsecondary trajectories of tens of thousands of undocumented students newly eligible for California’s… read more here.
Keywords: year; undocumented students; similar peers; documenting decisions ... See more keywords