Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors’ Education in Government Shelters
Abstract
This presentation addresses the lived curriculum of immigration experienced by unaccompanied immigrant minors while they are located at the government shelters upon arrival to the USA. Drawing on the difficulties immigrant children face in schools, the questions that arise are: Are teachers prepared to deal with these populations? Are these children taught taking into consideration their original language and culture? Are their funds of knowledge being valued? While there’s research related to immigrant minors’ education, there is no research devoted to the analysis of child detainee experiences and scant attention paid to the curricular aims of this education as they are inside the government shelters. This paper is located within the framework of and its results are in progress since in my personal experience the education delivered to these children lacks the intention of maintaining their language and cultural heritage, so I ask if the curriculum considers both?
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Stream B
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Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Carvajal, Viviana, "Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors’ Education in Government Shelters" (2021). Curriculum Studies Summer Collaborative. 79.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cssc/2021/2021/79
Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors’ Education in Government Shelters
Stream B
This presentation addresses the lived curriculum of immigration experienced by unaccompanied immigrant minors while they are located at the government shelters upon arrival to the USA. Drawing on the difficulties immigrant children face in schools, the questions that arise are: Are teachers prepared to deal with these populations? Are these children taught taking into consideration their original language and culture? Are their funds of knowledge being valued? While there’s research related to immigrant minors’ education, there is no research devoted to the analysis of child detainee experiences and scant attention paid to the curricular aims of this education as they are inside the government shelters. This paper is located within the framework of and its results are in progress since in my personal experience the education delivered to these children lacks the intention of maintaining their language and cultural heritage, so I ask if the curriculum considers both?
