“I didn’t know what to do, where to go”: The voices of students whose parents were born in Latin America on the need for care in Quebec universities [SCHOLARLY ARTICLE: Canadian Journal of Higher Education, September 2022]

Title:

“I didn’t know what to do, where to go”: The voices of students whose parents were born in Latin America on the need for care in Quebec universities

 

Authors:

Roberta de Oliveira Soares & Marie-Odile Magnan 

Both authors from Université de Montréal

 

Published:

Canadian Journal of Higher Education,  24 September 2022

https://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/article/view/189469

Abstract:

This qualitative study reports the university experiences of Quebec students whose parents were born in Latin America. The analysis, which looks at students who have either persisted in school or discontinued their studies, underscores the importance of cultural capital and, especially, an understanding of the student craft for school retention. The students report a low sense of affiliation with the university, and a perceived lack of support and care from the university and its social actors. Our interpretation of the data highlights self-blame for the challenges faced in university concurrently with the implementation of strategies to meet the challenges of the institution. We conclude by emphasizing how important it is for universities to support students better, adequately inform them about their options and the institution’s inner workings, and form a community with students in a spirit of care.

 

UNITED KINGDOM - Brexit’s back: the five issues that will shape science

Title:

Brexit’s back: the five issues that will shape science

 

Authors:

Holly Else & Elizabeth Gibney

Published:

Nature, 21 October 2020

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02920-2

From the article:

Europe’s political shake-up is approaching — for researchers, key factors such as immigration and funding hang in the balance.

Scholarly Article (2020): Games-based trust: Role-playing the administrative experience of immigrants

Title:
Games-based trust: Role-playing the administrative experience of immigrants

Authors:
Brandon C Bouchillon & Patrick A Stewart

Published:
New Media & Society, January 2020.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444819900557

From the abstract:
"Measures of social capital such as trust have been declining in America for the better part of a century, while an influx of racial and ethnic diversity has apparently quickened the decline. Direct interactions with diversity still contribute to feelings of trust, only demographic differences now prevent the requisite contact from occurring. New means of creating shared experiences have thus become more vital, and the present study tests the value of games-based role-playing for fostering trust in immigrant populations. Students in an online American Government class at a major southeastern university were asked to create a fictional persona from Mexico, India, or China, and seek US citizenship. Their success or failure factored into their overall grade. Results suggest that role-playing the administrative experience of immigrants contributes to trusting them over time. This has value for life in a diversifying society."