Rights-centered educational framing
The project responds to persistent inequities in newcomer schooling and challenges assumptions that transnational movement equals educational absence.
Grant project spotlight
Educational Journeys Across Borders
This project examines how newcomer youth and families define schooling across countries and contexts, with attention to strengths, resilience, and complex educational pathways.
Project purpose
Understanding newcomer schooling beyond deficit-based assumptions.
The study documents educational histories inside and outside formal schools, including migration-informed learning experiences that are often discounted in U.S. educational systems.
Focus areas
Research designed with context, voice, and rigor.
Educational journey mapping
Youth and caregivers visually map where and how learning happened across countries, institutions, and lived settings.
Community-grounded methodology
Data collection is designed with community partners so participation can happen in trusted spaces outside schools when needed.
Why this matters
Findings will inform educator and service-provider preparation.
Outputs include peer-reviewed manuscripts, conference presentations, and applied conversations across education, school psychology, and interprofessional health and social work settings.
Community-grounded by design
Community partnership creates safer and more accessible settings for families who may be navigating immigration-related concerns.