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ERIC Number: EJ1349608
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0091-5521
EISSN: EISSN-1940-2325
Keep Fighting for Existence: Undocumented Student Resource Centers as Counter-Spaces within Community Colleges
Freeman-Wong, Rachel E.; Mazumder, Trisha; Cisneros, Jesus
Community College Review, v50 n4 p436-455 Oct 2022
Objective: In this study, we were interested in investigating how Undocumented Student Resource Centers (USRCs) as counter-spaces were developed and sustained within community colleges. Method: We conceptualized USRCs as counter-spaces and conducted interviews with 19 staff and students coordinating the work of USRCs. Results: Three themes emerged from the analysis of interviews: "Operationalizing USRCs as Counter-Spaces," "Putting the 'Community' in College," and "Creating Visibility and Permanence." Conclusions: Originating from community organizing efforts, USRCs continued the tradition of undocumented student activism through the professionals they employed, the community they engaged, and the self-advocacy practices they sustained. This study raises implications for community college research and practice with regard to the implementation of undocumented student support services.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
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