Migrating as a family and accessing school: youth in Mexico and the United States
Authors
Porfiria del Rosario Bustamante De la Cruz
Autonomous University of Baja California
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Alma Arcelia Ramírez Iñiguez
Autonomous University of Baja California
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Denys Serrano Arenas
Autonomous University of Baja California
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Keywords:
transnational students, education, school coexistence, migratory process, migrant family
Abstract
This paper analyzes the migratory experiences of 16 young people in Mexico and the United States from their family environments to their first day of school. Their school insertion is analyzed in relation to their migratory trajectories. In their transits, young people in a condition of mobility construct a version of their own process, essential to understand their reality from their perceptions. An ethnographic-narrative approach was used to collect data, and a content analysis was conducted. The findings highlight three key aspects: family preparation prior to migration, support networks and integration into the school environment. It is concluded that the education system must recognize the knowledge and emotions of migrant students, as well as understand their resources to adapt. Otherwise, schooling perpetuates exclusion instead of favoring the educational and social inclusion of this population.
Author Biographies
Porfiria del Rosario Bustamante De la Cruz, Autonomous University of Baja California
Doctora en Investigación Educativa por la Universidad Veracruzana (UV), México. Actualmente es Profesora-investigadora de tiempo completo en la Facultad de Pedagogía e Innovación Educativa de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (FPIE-UABC), México. Líneas de investigación: niñeces y juventudes, migraciones y educación inclusiva e intercultural.
Alma Arcelia Ramírez Iñiguez, Autonomous University of Baja California
Doctora en Educación y Sociedad por la Universidad de Barcelona, España. Actualmente es Profesora-investigadora de tiempo completo en la Facultad de Ciencias Humanas de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (FCH-UABC), México. Líneas de investigación: educación inclusiva e intercultural, educación para la inclusión social y educación en contextos migratorios.
Denys Serrano Arenas, Autonomous University of Baja California
Doctora en Ciencias en Educación Agrícola Superior por la Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, México. Actualmente es Profesora-investigadora de tiempo completo en la Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (FCAYS-UABC), México. Líneas de investigación: justicia educativa, participación estudiantil e inclusión educativa
