ERIC Number: EJ1019099
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Nov-18
Pages: 32
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ISSN: ISSN-1068-2341
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Role of High Schools in Undocumented Students' College Choice
Nienhusser, H. Kenny
Education Policy Analysis Archives, v21 n85 Nov 2013
In recent years, some states in the United States have enacted policies that grant some higher education benefits--primarily in-state resident tuition eligibility--to certain undocumented students. While in existence since 2001, little is known of the role of high school institutional agents in implementing such policies. This study describes the efforts of seven New York City high schools to educate their undocumented students about such educational benefits within their college choice process. It details five categories of activities that institutional agents developed to address undocumented students' college choice needs. These college choice activities included: one-on-one counseling, presentations, outreach, scholarship, and curriculum. This study also examined the effects of institutional demographics on the process of educating undocumented students about their college choice. It discovered that those high schools that had higher percentages of undocumented students had a greater number of college choice activities and had organized their implementation in such a way as to make information more available to this student population. This article concludes with a section that is devoted to implications for research and practice.
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, High School Students, Counseling, Outreach Programs, Secondary School Curriculum, Scholarships, School Demography, Information Dissemination, Educational Attainment, Educational Policy, State Policy, Case Studies, High Schools, Interviews, College Choice, School Role, Federal Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Doe v Plyler
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