Identifying Institutional Best Practices: Supporting Undocumented Student Success in a Time of COVID-19

Autor/in	Lee, Hyein
Titel	Identifying Institutional Best Practices: Supporting Undocumented Student Success in a Time of COVID-19
Quelle	In: Journal of College Access, 6 (2021) 2, S.12-27, Artikel 3 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2333-715X
Schlagwörter	Undocumented Immigrants; COVID-19; Pandemics; Student Needs; College Students; Access to Education; Student Personnel Services; Academic Support Services; Federal Aid; Federal Legislation; Barriers; Student Characteristics; Hispanic American Students; African American Students; Minority Group Students; Student School Relationship; Career Readiness; Economic Factors; Well Being; Legal Aid; Resilience (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Illegaler Aufenthalt; Collegestudent; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bundesrecht; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	Due to the sensitive nature of identifying undocumented status, it is difficult to examine the impact of immigration status in the context of higher education and factors crucial to postsecondary and career success. What we do know is that prior to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and for students ineligible for these programs, the biggest structural barriers hindering college success were centered around prohibitive laws restricting access to critical financial resources such as federally-funded supports or any form of work study. Additional research is necessary to address the impact of relatively new and crucial supports in facilitating college success among undocumented youth -- especially during a period of uncertainty for programs like DACA,TPS, and the unprecedented impact of COVID-19. TheDream.US is an organization that partners with colleges in 19 states and Washington D.C. to provide approximately 6,500 undocumented students with private scholarships and tailored programming to complete an associate and/or bachelor's degree. This best practices paper draws from TheDream.US's latest survey data of 2,681 undocumented students to identify their specific needs for college completion and career readiness, and institutional supports for equitable access to social mobility. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of College Access. 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Web site: http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jca/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01