A Critical Examination of Policies and Practices Impacting the Education of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the United States

Autor/inn/en	López, Ruth M.; Giraldo-Santiago, Natalia
Titel	A Critical Examination of Policies and Practices Impacting the Education of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the United States
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 31 (2023) 31, (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (López, Ruth M.) ORCID (Giraldo-Santiago, Natalia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Immigration; Immigrants; Children; Undocumented Immigrants; Educational Experience; Educational Practices; Educational Quality; Educational Environment; Emergency Shelters; Legal Aid; Access to Education; Public Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Child; Kind; Kinder; Illegaler Aufenthalt; Bildungserfahrung; Bildungspraxis; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Notunterkunft; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Public school; Öffentliche Schule
Abstract	Beginning in 2014, increasing numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children (UIC) arrived and were apprehended at the United States-Mexico border. These children were fleeing violence, poverty, environmental disasters, as well as state-sanctioned violence and political instability influenced by interventions and support from the U.S. government spanning several decades. The purpose of this article was to examine the factors that shape the educational experiences of UIC in the United States during and after detention. The following questions guided this analysis: (1) What policies and practices impact the education of apprehended UIC in the United States? (2) What are the conditions formerly apprehended UIC encounter in schools? A review of the literature between 2000 and 2022 was conducted, including peer-reviewed articles, commentaries, legal documents, and news articles. The literature raises concerns about the quality, effectiveness, and availability of academic resources for these children. This review demonstrates the need for additional research and policy changes aimed at improving the educational conditions of UIC in shelters and communities after reunification, and it offers recommendations to school districts, policymakers, and researchers on how to best address the academic and non-academic needs of formerly apprehended UIC in the United States. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/epaa
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01