Undocumented Uruguayan immigrants biliteracy and educational experiences - Pessoa, Silvia 1977- (LFB Scholarly Pub., 2010)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-252) and index
Chapter 1: Studying Biliteracy and Educational Experiences amongUndocumented Immigrant Students; Chapter 2: The Uruguayan Community in Elizabeth, New Jersey; Chapter 3: Sin Papeles: Living, Working, and Studying under anUndocumented Immigrant Status; Chapter 4: Separate and Unequal: The Challenges of Inner CitySchools for Recently Arrived Undocumented Immigrants; Chapter 5: Five Special Cases: Different Paths in BiliteracyDevelopment and Educational Experiences; Chapter 6: Biliteracy Practices & Abilities: Language Maintenance orShift?
Chapter 7: Linguistic Resources in Biliteracy PracticesChapter 8: Two Special Cases: Patricio and Cristina; Chapter 9: Explaining Biliteracy Development and AcademicAchievement among Undocumented Immigrant Adolescents; References
Pessoa provides valuable insights into the educational experiences of undocumented immigrant adolescents in urban schools in the U.S. She calls attention to the impact of undocumented status on educational attainment as it prevents students from fully concentrating on their schooling and limits immigrant students? motivation to succeed academically and achieve higher education. However, despite the sociocultural and political constraints faced by undocumented immigrants, individual differences in the form of cultural capital, previous schooling experiences, literacy practices, and attitudes pr