Ally Competency and Self-Efficacy for Working With Undocumented Students

• In Event: 75.025 - Examining the Education of Immigrant, Undocumented, and Newcomer Students: Considering Contextual and Structural Inequalities

Abstract

This longitudinal study investigated the outcomes of DREAMzone, an educational intervention designed to prepare higher education professionals to respond to the presence and needs of undocumented students. Qualitative surveys were administered to DREAMzone participants at three different time points (post-, 2-months, and 8-months). Five outcomes were salient within and across time points: awareness, knowledge, skills, contact, and self-efficacy. Findings from this study demonstrate efficacy in the delivery of DREAMzone and raise implications for institutions of higher education.

Authors

• Jesus Cisneros, University of Texas at El Paso

• Anna Laura Lopez, New Mexico State University