TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural and Linguistic Experiences of Immigrant Youth: Voices of African Immigrant Youth in United States Urban Schools
AU - Kananu Kiramba, Lydiah
AU - Kumi-Yeboah, Alex
AU - Smith, Patriann
AU - Mawuli Sallar, Anthony
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This study explores experiences of 50 culturally and linguistically diverse African immigrant students attending public urban middle and high schools in the US. Drawing on in-depth interviews, and through constant comparison analysis, emerging findings highlight pedagogical, linguistic, and curricular variation struggles in the classroom; transitional contextual challenges; cultural mismatch; miscommunication, and stereotypes. In light of these experiences, African immigrant urban youth draw on familial, navigational and aspirational capital to resist stereotypical assumptions and to develop resilient skills necessary to navigate the inherent challenges. Findings underscore the importance of appreciating ways of knowing that deviate from the host country knowledges as instrumental to meeting the instructional needs of African immigrant students in United States schools.
AB - This study explores experiences of 50 culturally and linguistically diverse African immigrant students attending public urban middle and high schools in the US. Drawing on in-depth interviews, and through constant comparison analysis, emerging findings highlight pedagogical, linguistic, and curricular variation struggles in the classroom; transitional contextual challenges; cultural mismatch; miscommunication, and stereotypes. In light of these experiences, African immigrant urban youth draw on familial, navigational and aspirational capital to resist stereotypical assumptions and to develop resilient skills necessary to navigate the inherent challenges. Findings underscore the importance of appreciating ways of knowing that deviate from the host country knowledges as instrumental to meeting the instructional needs of African immigrant students in United States schools.
KW - African immigrant students
KW - immigrant youth
KW - educational experiences
KW - culture
KW - language
KW - community cultural wealth
KW - adolescents
UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/2005615X.2021.1890312
U2 - 10.1080/2005615X.2021.1890312
DO - 10.1080/2005615X.2021.1890312
M3 - Article
VL - 13
JO - Multicultural Education Review
JF - Multicultural Education Review
ER -