Unpacking the Schooling Experiences and Postsecondary Academic Trajectories of Undocumented Latina/o High School Students

• In Event: 44.033 - Challenging Educational Borders

Abstract

In this study, we present findings on the schooling experiences and post-secondary academic trajectories of small group of undocumented high school students who attended an urban high school in Phoenix, Arizona. Using a narrative analysis approach as operationalized within a community cultural wealth framework, more specifically, we present the lived experiences of a group of high school juniors and seniors who spent their academic lives in Arizona public schools and who were preparing to exit Arizona’s public K-12 school system. Given the limited research on this student population, study findings highlight the ways in which this group of students navigated, resisted, aspired, and forged networks both within and outside of school walls as they pursued their future goals and aspirations.

Authors

• Evelyn C Baca, Arizona State University - Tempe

• Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Arizona State University