ERIC Number: EJ1315732
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
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Enhancing Institutional Undocu-Competence through Establishing Undocumented Student Resource Centers: A Student-Encompassed Approach
Tapia-Fuselier, Nicholas
Journal of College Access, v6 n2 Article 10 p132-145 Sep 2021
In response to the barriers that undocumented students face in postsecondary education, some colleges and universities are striving to enhance their undocu-competence -- the capacity to serve, support, and advocate for undocumented students. One way that institutions are demonstrating this is by establishing Undocumented Student Resource Centers (USRCs). This qualitative study examined the ways in which USRCs support undocumented students and contribute to institutional efforts at enhancing undocu-competence. Findings indicate that USRCs are student-encompassed spaces that provide customized and comprehensive care for undocumented students. Moreover, despite being under-resourced, their impact is campus-wide, largely through building and sustaining undocu-allies. Implications for research and practice are included.
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, College Students, Barriers, Advocacy, Resource Centers, Student Attitudes, Caring, Academic Support Services, Financial Support, Human Resources, Political Attitudes, Public Policy, Counselor Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
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