ERIC Number: EJ1178981
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-1085-4568
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Undocumented Student Participation in Education Abroad: An Institutional Analysis
Butler, Paige E.; Madden, Meggan; Smith, Nickie
Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, v30 n2 p1-31 Apr 2018
This research explores institutional practices supporting undocumented student participation in U.S. education abroad at a California public research university. This institution successfully enrolled more than 40 undocumented students studying abroad between 2013 and 2016. Four university staff members, an immigration attorney, and eight undocumented students who successfully studied abroad were interviewed. During this time, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was in effect through federal Executive Order, providing some protections for certain eligible youth immigrants living without current legal status in the U.S. DACA-approved students were eligible to formally access education abroad through a federal U.S. program known as Advance Parole from late 2012 through fall 2017, when the order was rescinded. All student participants studied abroad and interviews were conducted prior to the Fall 2017 Presidential Rescission of DACA and cessation of Advance Parole study abroad opportunities for DACA students. Findings demonstrate that undocumented students navigate study abroad with specific considerations for federal, state, and institutional policies, which may contradict or misalign with institutional practices and methods traditionally utilized to support study abroad students, thus further marginalizing this underrepresented population of students. This research highlights promising practices supporting undocumented students in education abroad and the findings from these interviews inform international educators and allies how to better support underrepresented students on and off campus, and suggests considerations for other marginalized student populations interested in education abroad.
Descriptors: Student Participation, Study Abroad, Undocumented Immigrants, Interviews, Student Attitudes, State Universities, Undergraduate Students, Access to Education, Public Policy, Immigration, Educational Opportunities, Disadvantaged, Disproportionate Representation, Federal Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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