School Support of Immigrant Students and Families

• In Event: Enhancing Educational Outcomes for Multilingual and Immigrant Students

Abstract

This qualitative descriptive case study explores how school leaders support immigrant families amid current immigration contexts. Previous research has identified challenges faced by immigrant students and their families, drawing on Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory (1995). We use the theory to investigate the support provided from microsystems to macrosystems. Our cross-disciplinary team investigates U.S. and international elementary school leaders to identify supports across nested systems and understand how unique contexts interact with these supports.

Authors

• Andrea Soleta Schmutz, University of Idaho

• John Marriott, University of Washington

• Keisha White, North Carolina State University