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A Community-Based Exploration: Forms of Engagement among Refugee and Immigrant Families within Transnationalist Education Contexts
Fri, November 16, 8:00 to 9:15am, Tampa Marriott Waterside, Floor: Second, Meeting Room 6Session Submission Type: Self-Designed Paper Session
Abstract
This session contributes to an understanding of family engagement amongst immigrant and refugee families from Burma, Nepal, and Mexico. Papers reflect a partnership with a local non-profit organization working with families to educate, engage, and empower them in their local school district.
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Individual Presentations
Cultivating Postsecondary Aspirations in Immigrant and Refugee Families through Community Education, Engagement, and Empowerment - Judy Marquez Kiyama, University of Denver; Veronica Palmer, RISE Colorado
Investigating Transnationalist Schooling Ideologies of Nepali Families in the United States - Meseret Hailu, The Ohio State University
Conceptualizations of Power among Members of Refugee Communities in the State of Colorado - Delma M Ramos, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Molly Sarubbi, Education Commission of the States
Countering Educational Inequities in Refugee and Immigrant Communities: Family Navigational Strategies in Educational Settings - Darsella Vigil, University of Denver; Shannon Lynn Lopez, University of Denver