Differential Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Immigrant Students: A Transnational Comparison

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session Two
  In Roundtable Session: Educational Trends From International Data (Table 15)

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic had a dramatic and largely deleterious impact on education systems across the world. Specifically, school closures led to academic losses, particularly for the most vulnerable students. Among such marginalized groups, immigrant and first-generation students experienced particularly negatively consequences from the pandemic. The goal of this study was to examine the confluence of the pandemic with immigration status on student educational experiences, using data from three nations collected through the Responses to Educational Disruption Survey (REDS). Results of the analyses revealed differential impacts of immigration status across nations, with more positive outcomes associated with a combination of greater school support for working with immigrant students during the pandemic and more positive national attitudes towards immigrants.

Authors

• W. Holmes Finch, Ball State University
  Presenting Author

• Maria E. Hernandez Finch, Ball State University
  Non-Presenting Author

• Sheridan Brooke Avery, Ball State University
  Non-Presenting Author