Perseverando: The Educational Barriers that Latino Immigrant Students and Their Parents Face in the Champaign School District
Latinos currently make up approximately 14% of the United States population, with more than half of these being Latino immigrants (7.7%) born outside of the United States (Suro, Singer, 2002). The Latino immigrant population is not only increasing, but expanding as well, changing the demographics set throughout history, or what Marcelo Suarez-Orozco calls, the "Second Migration". Immigrants are moving to areas that previously did not have a long history of receiving Latino immigrants; in particular, the Midwest and rural areas have seen an increase in percentages of their immigrant population. Such an example of this is Champaign County, located in Central Illinois. This study concentrates on researching the educational barriers and challenges that Latino immigrant students face in Champaign County public schools. Moreover, the research focuses on how these barriers affect the academic achievement and progress of Latino immigrant students to succeed academically in school and have an equal and actual opportunity at pursuing higher education. Additionally, the role of educational paradigms and their impact, from the classroom to decision and policies taken by government, directly affect Latino immigrant students. This research focuses primarily on Latino immigrant students in order create the foundation of information for possible future research, as well as for efficacy within time constrictions.
School:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department:
International Studies
Research Advisor:
James D. Anderson
Department of Research Advisor:
Educational Policy Studies
Year of Publication:
2005