Project Description
This multi-year research project is guided by four core objectives: -Identify and analyze both systemic and emergent post-pandemic inequities that impact the education of immigrants within and across countries, building a complex vision of how these inequities intersect with race, gender, ethnicity, social class, and legal status. -Show how higher education institutions in Wisconsin confront the impact of the pandemic on immigrants' education, identifying promising directions to foster resilience at the individual and institutional levels. -Identify best policies and practices which can be transferred to turn around education inequity and fight racism, culminating in the co-design of an open-source transnational toolkit for equitable education. -Involve and empower educational communities to foster equity and fight racism toward immigrants. These objectives will be addressed through a qualitative and exploratory study that relies on collecting and analyzing four kinds of data: 1) Official documentation, 2) media discourses, 3) in-depth interviews, and 4) participant observations. Data analysis will follow a qualitative approach focusing on salient topics and themes emerging from the data collected.
Tasks and Responsibilites
The undergraduate research assistant will meet periodically (weekly or biweekly) with Dr. Salto and other researchers connected with the Crossing Borders project to guide and report on the work. The student will also attend workshops provided by the SURF program, as they are able. The actual research will involve the following tasks and responsibilities: 1) assisting in data collection, transcription, and analysis before, during, and after fieldwork; 2) assisting with other writing and analysis tasks within the scope of this project. If results warrant, the student researcher will write a conference proposal to share findings at a local, regional, or national conference.
Desired Qualifications
None Listed.