Unaccompanied children’s education in the United States: service provider’s perspective on challenges and support strategies

Educación para niños no acompañados en los Estados Unidos: la perspectiva de los proveedores de servicios sobre los desafíos y las estrategias de apoyo

dc.creatorEvans, Kerri
dc.creatorOliveira, Gabrielle
dc.creatorHasson, Robert
dc.creatorCrea, Thomas
dc.creatorNeville, Sarah Elizabeth
dc.creatorFitchett, Virginia
dc.date2023-05-10T14:10:03Z
dc.date2023-05-10T14:10:03Z
dc.date2022-01-24
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-03T19:36:25Z
dc.date.available2023-10-03T19:36:25Z
dc.identifierEvans, K., Oliveira, G., Hason III, R. G., Crea, T. M., Neville, S. E., & Fitchett, V. (2022). Unaccompanied children’s education in the United States: Service provider’s perspective on challenges and support strategies. Cultura, Educación y Sociedad, 13(1), 193-218. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17981/cultedusoc.13.1.2022.12
dc.identifier2145-9258
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/11323/10093
dc.identifier10.17981/cultedusoc.13.1.2022.12
dc.identifier2389-7724
dc.identifierCorporación Universidad de la Costa
dc.identifierREDICUC - Repositorio CUC
dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.cuc.edu.co
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9170696
dc.descriptionIntroduction: Newcomer students seek routine and safety in schools, but often experience a “hard landing” when they begin school in the United States. Objective: While there is substantial literature on the academic and language achievement of emergent bilingual students, there is less specifically on unaccompanied immigrant students, and even less on their social and emotional well-being. Methodology: This study uses a human rights framework to analyze qualitative data from service providers (n = 79) for unaccompanied children. Results: Challenges to meeting the needs of this population include the limited capacity of schools and school districts, students’ language ability and preparedness for school, cultural differences, and individual health and mental health considerations. Supports to help immigrant students include academic and language assistance, cooperation among service providers, and emotional and behavioral programs. Conclusions: Recommendations include building community partnerships, creating more welcoming policies, school-assessments of programming compared to needs of newcomer students, and more research.
dc.descriptionIntroducción: Los estudiantes recién llegados buscan rutinas y seguridad en las escuelas, pero a menudo experimentan un “aterrizaje forzoso” cuando comienzan la escuela en los Estados Unidos. Objetivo: Si bien existe una gran cantidad de literatura sobre el rendimiento académico y lingüístico de los estudiantes bilingües emergentes, hay menos específicamente sobre los estudiantes inmigrantes no acompañados y menos aún sobre su bienestar social y emocional. Metodología: Este estudio utiliza un marco de derechos humanos para analizar datos cualitativos de proveedores de servicios (n = 79) para niños no acompañados. Resultados: Los desafíos para satisfacer las necesidades de esta población incluyen la capacidad limitada de las escuelas y los distritos escolares, la capacidad lingüística de los estudiantes y la preparación para la escuela, las diferencias culturales y las consideraciones de salud individual y salud mental. Los apoyos para ayudar a los estudiantes inmigrantes incluyen asistencia académica y lingüística, cooperación entre proveedores de servicios y programas emocionales y conductuales. Conclusiones: Las recomendaciones incluyen la construcción de asociaciones comunitarias, la creación de políticas más acogedoras, evaluaciones escolares de la programación en comparación con las necesidades de los estudiantes recién llegados y más investigación
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dc.subjectUnaccompanied children
dc.subjectImmigrant
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectChallenges
dc.subjectSupport strategies
dc.subjectStudent
dc.subjectInmigrante
dc.subjectEducación
dc.subjectRetos
dc.subjectEstrategias de apoyo
dc.subjectEstudiante
dc.subjectNiños no acompañados
dc.titleUnaccompanied children’s education in the United States: service provider’s perspective on challenges and support strategies
dc.titleEducación para niños no acompañados en los Estados Unidos: la perspectiva de los proveedores de servicios sobre los desafíos y las estrategias de apoyo
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