ERIC Number: EJ938973
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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Entitled or Excluded? Attitudes toward Access to Postsecondary Education for Undocumented Students
Palmer, Courtney; Davidson, Theresa
Current Issues in Education, v14 n2 2011
This study examines the determinants of attitudes towards undocumented immigrant students' access to higher education, an area that has received little attention in the literature on immigration and public opinion. Theories of symbolic politics and labor market competition frame our research question. Using data from the 1994 General Social Survey, we find partial support for our predictions. Attitudes toward bilingual education, concerns about economic growth, and family income are significant predictors of public opinion regarding access to higher education for undocumented immigrants. (Contains 2 tables and 3 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Postsecondary Education, Access to Education, Educational Attitudes, Public Opinion, Economic Progress, Family Income, Bilingual Education, Labor Market
Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education. Deans Office, P.O. Box 870211 Payne 108, Tempe, AZ 85287. Tel: 480-965-3306; Fax: 480-965-6231; e-mail: cie@asu.edu; Web site: http://cie.asu.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: General Social Survey
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