Moving Forward: Future Directions for Improving Institutional Support for Latino/a Students

Saladino, Caitlin J.; Martínez, Magdalena

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“…In turn, the speech of P12 represents the theme brought by five participants regarding the institutional absence, especially upon arrival and reception, also emphasizing the importance of institutional care, as highlighted by other researchers (Prieto-Welch, 2016;Saladino & Martinez, 2015).…”

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“…The way in which the teacher welcomes diversity and plans his/her class for a multicultural class makes all the difference for the immigrant to feel confident to express him/herself and develop in the academic environment. This element also refers to the institution's preparedness to deal with cultural difference (Saladino & Martinez, 2015;Silva-Ferreira, Martins-Borges & Welleck, 2019).…”

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Intercultural Metamorphoses: The Impact of Immigration on the Mental Health of Latin American University Immigrants

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Borges

2022

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In contemporary educational scenario, marked by globalization and the valuing of academic education, immigrants leave their place of origin seeking better educational opportunities. When moving from their home countries, these immigrants will have to deal with the distance from the cultural and social references that guided their daily life and with the cultural and educational difference of the new context, which in turn, can generate a state of psychic vulnerability and suffering. Faced with this problem, this research aimed to understand the impacts of international migration on the mental health of undergraduate students at the Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA). To this end, we sought to identify the pre and post-migratory risk factors for students' mental health, post-migration psychological symptoms, and pre- and post-migratory protective factors. We conducted a qualitative investigation, with a descriptive, exploratory, and transversal character. For data collection, we used an intercultural sociodemographic form and semi-structured interviews. We systematized the results using the content analysis technique. Participants pointed out the difficulties they found, but immigration/academic mobility was also seen as the possibility to continue a life project.

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Intercultural Metamorphoses: The Impact of Immigration on the Mental Health of Latin American University Immigrants

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Borges

2022

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“…Por sua vez, a fala de P12 representa a temática trazida por cinco participantes referente à ausência institucional, principalmente na chegada e no acolhimento, ressaltando ainda a importância do acolhimento institucional, como destacado por outros pesquisadores (Prieto-Welch, 2016; Saladino & Martinez, 2015).…”

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“…A forma como o professor acolhe a diversidade e planeja sua aula para uma classe multicultural faz toda a diferença para que o imigrante se sinta confiante para se expressar e se desenvolver no ambiente acadêmico. Tal elemento se refere igualmente à preparação da instituição para lidar com a diferença cultural (Saladino & Martinez, 2015;Silva-Ferreira, Martins-Borges & Welleck, 2019).…”

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Metamorfoses Interculturais: O Impacto Da Imigração Na Saúde Mental De Imigrantes Universitários Latino-Americanos

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Borges

2022

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RESUMO: No cenário educacional contemporâneo, marcado pela globalização e valorização da formação acadêmica, imigrantes saem de seus países em busca de melhores oportunidades educacionais. Ao se deslocarem de seus lugares de pertença, estes imigrantes têm que lidar com a distância dos referenciais culturais e sociais que norteavam o seu dia a dia e com a diferença cultural e educacional do novo contexto, o que, por sua vez, pode gerar um estado de vulnerabilidade psíquica e sofrimento. Diante de tal problemática, nosso objetivo nesta pesquisa foi compreender os impactos da migração internacional na saúde mental de estudantes de graduação da Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA). Para tal, buscamos identificar quais são os fatores de risco pré e pós-migratórios à saúde mental dos estudantes, os sintomas psíquicos pós-migração e os fatores de proteção pré e pós-migratórios. Seguimos o viés epistemológico da investigação qualitativa, de caráter descritivo, exploratório e transversal. Para coleta de dados, utilizamos formulário sociodemográfico intercultural e entrevista semiestruturada. A sistematização foi realizada via técnica de análise de conteúdo. Dificuldades foram encontradas pelos participantes, mas a imigração/mobilidade acadêmica também se mostrou como possibilidade de continuidade de um projeto de vida.

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“…And the interactions between Latinx students and faculty as institutional agents assures that they feel validated, which will then help increase their persistence and chances for success (Allen, Thompson, & Calderon Galdeano, 2019;Herrera, Hernandez Chapar, & Kovats, 2017). Saladino and Martinez (2015) point out that when an institution's administration "do[es] not proportionately represent the students they serve, students may feel they are not validated interpersonally or academically" (p.…”

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Latinx institutional agents: a narrative inquiry of how they employ their community cultural wealth at hispanic-serving community colleges in New England

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Latinx institutional agents' contribution to the development of a student-ready and relationship-centered campus environment is integral to the academic success of Hispanic-Serving Institutions in general, and for this study, Hispanic-Serving community colleges. The presence of Latinx institutional agents is a reflection of an institutional culture that is committed to working with, supporting, and serving the increasing Latinx student population on their campus. Furthermore, the ability of the Latinx institutional agents to employ their community cultural wealth during their interactions with students help improve an institution's retention, persistence, and completion rate of this student population. More importantly, Latinx institutional agents' use of their community cultural wealth as well as support for their work signals that the HSI federal designation is more than a moniker, but that it emphasizes its identity as a serving institution. This study will focus on how, when and where Latinx institutional agents employ their community cultural wealth, an act that is often unconscious, yet rooted in their own experiences. It is does experiences that provide Latinx students access to the resources and acquisition of the tools and knowledge needed to navigate social institutions with which they are not familiar.

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Moving Forward: Future Directions for Improving Institutional Support for Latino/a Students

Abstract: This chapter synthesizes the authors’ recommendations for academics and practitioners as colleges and universities prioritize institutional policies and programs to ensure Latino/a student success.

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Intercultural Metamorphoses: The Impact of Immigration on the Mental Health of Latin American University Immigrants

Intercultural Metamorphoses: The Impact of Immigration on the Mental Health of Latin American University Immigrants

Metamorfoses Interculturais: O Impacto Da Imigração Na Saúde Mental De Imigrantes Universitários Latino-Americanos

Latinx institutional agents: a narrative inquiry of how they employ their community cultural wealth at hispanic-serving community colleges in New England

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