ERIC Number: EJ1169732
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jan
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Exploring the Educational Implications of the Third Space Framework for Transnational Asian Adoptees
Witenstein, Matthew A.; Saito, L. Erika
Berkeley Review of Education, v5 n2 p117-136 Jan 2015
Transnational Asian adoptees are a unique and understudied population that potentially faces oppression and confusion. Educational institutions are often unresponsive to the needs of immigrant groups, particularly ones with unique circumstances like transnational Asian adoptees. Not only is there a gap generally in the critical and empirical literature across fields when it comes to this population, but it is almost entirely missing from the educational literature. This conceptual paper contributes a better understanding of transnational adoptees through a third space framework. We seek to critically analyze and synthesize the literature on transnational Asian adoptees. The outcome of the investigation bridges the adoption and education literature, situating it within the educational context. In doing so, we present educational implications of transnational Asian adoption that lay the groundwork for much needed empirical analyses.
Descriptors: Adoption, Guidelines, Immigrants, Student Needs, Educational Environment, History, Self Concept, Educational Experience, Culturally Relevant Education, Critical Theory, Teaching Methods, Feminism, Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries
Berkeley Graduate School of Education, University of California, 5648 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94702. Tel: 510-328-3701; e-mail: bre_editor@berkeley.edu; Web site: http://www.berkeleyreviewofeducation.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Asia; United States
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