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- Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin
- Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Part I Beginnings
- Part II Experiences
- Part III Institutional Arrangements
- Part IV Looking Forward
- Chapter 17 Exploring the Postsecondary Experiences and Aspirations of Newcomer College Students
- Chapter 18 Supporting Undocumented Students through Pre-college, College, and Post-college Transitions
- Chapter 19 Stemming Undocumented Student Departure from Higher Education
- Chapter 20 A Duoethnography of Immigrant Educators’ Experiences in Higher Education
- Epilogue
- Index
- References
Chapter 18 - Supporting Undocumented Students through Pre-college, College, and Post-college Transitions
from Part IV - Looking Forward
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2024
- Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin
- Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Part I Beginnings
- Part II Experiences
- Part III Institutional Arrangements
- Part IV Looking Forward
- Chapter 17 Exploring the Postsecondary Experiences and Aspirations of Newcomer College Students
- Chapter 18 Supporting Undocumented Students through Pre-college, College, and Post-college Transitions
- Chapter 19 Stemming Undocumented Student Departure from Higher Education
- Chapter 20 A Duoethnography of Immigrant Educators’ Experiences in Higher Education
- Epilogue
- Index
- References
Summary
An undocumented individual is a person who entered the United States without inspection or someone who has overstayed their visa (Passel, ). Undocumented individuals and their families face many challenges acclimating to and settling in the United States, including the risk of deportation and not being able to work lawfully.Undocumented youth face additional barriers as they navigate educational settings and enter adulthood. Institutions of higher education must understand the distinct experiences and needs of the undocumented student population toward realizing students’ success in their pursuit and completion of higher education. This chapter explores how postsecondary institutions and personnel can better support undocumented students. We begin by reviewing key federal, state, and local policies impacting undocumented students. Next, we evaluate and synthesize literature on the pre-college, college, and post-college experiences of these students. We subsequently use an ecological framework to summarize good practices at the macro, exo, micro, and individual levels of systems toward undocumented student success. We illustrate specific examples of good practices.
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- Supporting College Students of Immigrant OriginNew Insights from Research, Policy, and Practice, pp. 376 - 399Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024