ERIC Number: EJ1368982
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1938-8926
EISSN: EISSN-1938-8934
"I'm Here to Fight along with You": Undocumented Student Resource Centers Creating Possibilities
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, v15 n5 p607-616 Oct 2022
Operating from intersecting theories of validation, marginality, and mattering, this phenomenological study investigated undocumented student support services from the perspective of 49 Undocumented Student Resource Center (USRC) practitioners. In-depth interviews highlighted the ways that USRC practitioners served as validating agents, directly transmitting or negotiating the transmission of institutional resources and services for undocumented students. USRC practitioners engaged in complex multisector work; relatability, validation, and empowerment strategies; and holistic approaches toward student support. Their narratives evidence best practices in undocumented student support services and contribute to the generation of practice-related opportunities across higher education institutions. This study raises implications for higher education research and practice.
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Minority Group Students, Student Personnel Services, Sense of Community, College Students, Student Personnel Workers, Attitudes, Holistic Approach
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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: Arizona; California; Florida; Colorado; New Jersey; Oregon; Texas; Utah; Washington
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
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