Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin
Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin
Over 5 million college students in the United States – nearly one-in-three students currently enrolled – are of immigrant origin, meaning they are either the children of immigrant parents or guardians and/or immigrants themselves. These students accounted for almost 60% of the growth in higher education enrolment in the 21st century. Nevertheless, there is very little research dedicated to this student population's specific experiences of postsecondary education, with similar absences discernible within the realms of higher education policy and practice. Although college campuses are making important progress in building more inclusive spaces, conversations about climate and student care rarely account for the journeys of students of immigrant origin. Featuring 20 chapters written by more than 50 contributors, this book addresses this glaring omission. The authors examine how students of immigrant origin experience the road to, through, and beyond higher education, while, simultaneously, speaking to evidence-based implications for policy, research, and practice.
- Brings together emerging conversations about the unique experiences of students of immigrant origin in higher education
- Highlights the diverse range of experiences students of immigrant origin have and considers how additional sociodemographic dimensions such as race, ethnicity, documentation status, gender, and social class shape these experiences
- Includes extensive conversations about the institutional changes that will assist faculty, staff, and other higher education leaders in their efforts to foster the success of college students of immigrant origin
- Considers the future aspirations of immigrant-origin students, as described in their own words and in the words of current and aspiring migrant educators
Product details
May 2024Paperback
9781009408264
492 pages
228 × 151 × 26 mm
0.71kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Part I. Beginnings:
- 1. Understanding college students of immigrant origin Blake R. Silver and Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron
- 2. The college enrollment process for students of immigrant origin Phoebe Ho
- 3. Multilingual adolescent mentors and tailored college knowledge for immigrant students Melanie Jones Gast, Yohimar Sivira-Gonzalez, James S. Chisholm and Trisha Douin
- 4. The role of family histories in students of immigrant origin's aspirations and college decision-making process Leslie Patricia Luqueño
- 5. Complicating college readiness for students of immigrant origin Marilyn Garcia-Fragoso and Diego E. Alemán
- Part II. Experiences:
- 6. Funds of knowledge as strategic food and campus navigation at selective, affluent universities Nathan F. Alleman, Sarah E. Madsen, and Cara Cliburn Allen
- 7. Psychosocial stressors and coping strategies in racially and ethnically diverse undocumented college students Rosalie A. Torres Stone, Kathryn Sabella, and Alessandra Bazo Vienrich
- 8. How colleges can support working students of immigrant origin Janese Free and Katrin Križ
- 9. First-generation college women of immigrant origin and perspectives on the role of gender in their experiences on- and off-campus Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron, Sara Montiel and Sharrell Hassell-Goodman
- 10. Second generation afghan immigrants navigating racial and ethnic identity in college Omar Aziz
- 11. The COVID-19 pandemic and undocumented Hispanic/Latino/x college men Luis Ponjuán, Rodrigo Aguayo, Jase Kugiya, Armando Lizarraga, Emmet Campos and Victor Sáenz
- Part III. Institutional Arrangements:
- 12. Student success considerations for first-generation, working-class latinx college students Norma A. Nuñez-Pacheco and Georgianna L. Martin
- 13. Honoring immigrant college students' funds of knowledge through appreciative advising Jayne K. Sommers, Joel Navam and Matthew A. Witenstein
- 14. How institutional policies and practices impact black immigrant college students' experiences Dayne Hutchinson, Brenda Nyandiko Sanya, Dawn Ogali-Frederic and Martha Kakooza
- 15. Understanding the personal support networks of first-generation college students from immigrant backgrounds Andrea Lopez Salazar, Hoori Santikian Kalamkarian, and Melissa L. Herman
- 16. Institutional responsibility for international student well-being and belongingness Madhunika sai Suresh, James D. Wagnon, Terra N. Hall, Rebecca M. Campos, Sharon Wakio, Edgar Virgüez and Jenny Sperling
- Part IV. Looking forward:
- 17. Exploring the postsecondary experiences and aspirations of newcomer college students Aaron Leo
- 18. Supporting undocumented students through pre-college, college, and post-college transitions Elizabeth A. Jach, Daniel Corral, Gerardo Mancilla and Stacey R. Hansen
- 19. Stemming undocumented student departure from higher education Yesenia Muruato and Jon K. Coleman
- 20. A Duoethnography of immigrant educators' experiences in higher education Michelle Maria Leao and Stephen John Quaye
- Epilogue: Community as resistance and rebellion for aspiring educators of immigrant origin Amanda Frye and Tina Cheuk.
