Receptivity toward Immigrants in Rural Pennsylvania: Perceptions of Adult English as Second Language Providers

Autor/inn/en	Prins, Esther; Toso, Blaire Willson
Titel	Receptivity toward Immigrants in Rural Pennsylvania: Perceptions of Adult English as Second Language Providers
Quelle	In: Rural Sociology, 77 (2012) 3, S.435-461 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-0112
DOI	10.1111/j.1549-0831.2012.00081.x
Schlagwörter	Rural Population; Second Language Learning; Teacher Role; Labor Market; Rural Areas; Immigrants; Interviews; English (Second Language); Well Being; Socioeconomic Status; Questionnaires; Adult Education; Political Influences; School Role; Social Integration; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landbevölkerung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Lehrerrolle; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Fragebogen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Soziale Integration
Abstract	This article uses interview and questionnaire data to examine how adult English as a second language (ESL) providers in rural Pennsylvania perceive community receptivity toward immigrants and the factors they believe foster or hinder receptivity and immigrants' integration. ESL providers' depictions of local responses to immigrants ranged from welcoming to hostile. They identified four constellations of factors that influenced receptivity: national and local politics, the labor market and immigrant occupations, immigrants' ability to look or act like native-born residents, and community institutions. This study reveals how differing contexts of reception are believed to influence immigrants' incorporation into rural communities. It also highlights the role of educators and educational institutions in creating a welcoming atmosphere that supports immigrants' socioeconomic well-being. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10