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Laborers of Love: Exploring the Experiential Knowledge of Migrant Education Program State Directors on Barriers to Program Implementation
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Carse, Elisabeth; Free, Janese – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2023
This exploratory qualitative study examines the barriers to program implementation faced by state directors overseeing federally funded Migrant Education Programs (MEPs). Drawing on data gathered via in-depth interviews with 25 SDs across the United States the following research question is addressed: According to SDs of MEPs, what are the…
Descriptors: Barriers, Program Implementation, Administrators, Migrant Education
Educación in Our Own Terms: Survivance amongst Latinx Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in K-12 Schools and Beyond
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Gutiérrez, Lorena – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2023
The author examines how Latinx migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) engaged in survivance, active presence and resistance, in transition from K-12 schools to a High School Equivalency Program (HEP). Ethnographic methods were used to understand the educational experiences of Latinx students from MSFW backgrounds while pursuing a General…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, High School Equivalency Programs, Educational Experience, Elementary Secondary Education
Latino Immigrant Parents and Schools: Learning from Their Journeys of Empowerment
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Jasis, Pablo – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2021
This study explores the process of participation of Latino immigrant parents in the schooling of their children, as it takes place in various schools and communities in the Southwest. It examines the practices and motivations that support the parents' participation and their advocacy to improve their children's school experience. It chronicles the…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parents as Teachers, Immigrants, Hispanic American Students
Serving Latino Farmworker Students in Michigan Summer Migrant Programs: Directors' Perspectives
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Vocke, Karen; Westine, Carl; Applegate, Brooks; VanDonkelaar, Ilse Schweitzer – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2016
This survey and interview-based study examined the perspectives of 30 of the 38 migrant directors in Michigan, covering 26 summer migrant programs. Among the findings of this study were an unexpected inverse relationship between the size of programs and the frequency and number of external services and referrals they are able to provide for…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Agricultural Occupations, Summer Programs, Migrant Education
All for Our Children: Migrant Families and Parent Participation in an Alternative Education Program
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Jasis, Pablo; Marriott, Douglas – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2010
Children from migrant agricultural families have some of the lowest socioeconomic and educational indicators in the American Southwest, and migrant parents are often characterized by school personnel as "hard to reach" and uninvolved in their children's education. This study analyzes the process of school participation among migrant…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, School Involvement, Parent Participation, Migrant Children
Dropout Prevention: How Migrant Education Supports Mexican Youth.
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Gibson, Margaret A.; Bejinez, Livier F. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2002
In an ethnically diverse California high school, high-risk migrant students persevere in school in significantly higher numbers than nonmigrant Mexican American classmates. Migrant Education Program staff foster a sense of belonging and community and facilitate student engagement through caring relationships with students, student access to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Educational Environment, High Risk Students