ERIC Number: EJ1283081
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-8485
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Faith Community and Campus Engagement in Immigrant Integration
Filomeno, Felipe A.
Metropolitan Universities, v31 n3 p93-115 Dec 2020
Immigration is one of the most contentious topics in contemporary American politics. This study presents the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a program of faith community dialogues on immigration developed in partnership between a public university, a faith-based group of volunteers, and Catholic congregations. Based on data from dialogue transcriptions, exit questionnaires completed by participants, observation notes, and reflections shared by students and faith community leaders, the study shows the outcomes of the program for the congregations, the volunteer group, the students, and the faculty leader. The volunteer group was able to launch a new program that helped immigrant and United States-born members of faith communities develop feelings of mutual understanding and collaboration. Students had the opportunity to learn research skills and better understand people's perspectives on immigration and race. The faculty leader produced community-based scholarship that otherwise would not have been possible. The study concludes that cumulative collaborative learning, the inclusion of a religious dimension, and support from faith leaders are key for the success of partnerships between academic and faith-based organizations.
Descriptors: Immigration, Public Colleges, Catholics, School Community Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Volunteers, College Faculty, Institutional Cooperation, Research Projects, Dialogs (Language), Undergraduate Students, Attitude Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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