ERIC Number: EJ1104919
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 19
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ISSN: EISSN-1934-5267
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"¡Ya basta con la ciudadanía restrictiva!": Undocumented Latina/o Young People and Their Families' Participatory Citizenship
Gutiérrez, Leticia Alvarez
International Journal of Multicultural Education, v18 n1 p107-125 2016
This article describes a community-based participatory action research project (PAR), "Voces Diversas e Importantes" [Diverse and Important Voices] that the intergenerational Family School Partnership (FSP) collective enacted to support citizenship participation and increase the possibilities undocumented Latina/o students and families have for transforming practices and perspectives within the school context and community. In this PAR project undocumented young people and their families challenge the notion that legal citizenship alone provides educational rights and equity. Central to this study is how participants troubled and disrupted the racialization and gendered components of citizenship as well transformed their participation into leadership practices that leveraged organizational changes and heightened positive educational pathways for young undocumented students in the high school.
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic American Students, Citizen Participation, Action Research, Participatory Research, Intergenerational Programs, Partnerships in Education, Family School Relationship, Student Rights, Equal Education, High School Students, Gender Differences, Family Involvement, Advocacy, Social Justice
International Journal of Multicultural Education. Eastern University, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087. Tel: 610-341-1597; Fax: 484-581-1276; e-mail: ijme@eastern.edu; Web site: http://www.ijme-journal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Utah
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