IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS In this Presentation Statistics

IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS

In this Presentation Statistics Educational Outcomes & Higher Education Future for Immigrant Children How we can help

Statistics 2000: 31. 1 million immigrants 11. 1% of population 1 in every 5 children in the US is a child of an immigrant 1 in 10 suffer from several mental health disorder 75% do not get adequate care Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

Educational Statistics 24% of immigrant children come from families with low SES 15% natives 26% have a parent with no high school degree 8% native 50% Mexican immigrant children Most East Asian parents have college education Crosnoe et. al (2011)

Educational Outcomes Study by Robert Crosnoe and Ruth N. López Turley patterns in academic functioning in youth immigrant populations Researchers controlled for families’ SE background and language skills Crosnoe et. al (2011)

The Immigrant Paradox The paradox: Immigrant youth have academic advantages despite socioeconomic disadvantages Immigrant Youth are succesful in schools compared to peers NY immigrant youth outpeformed native-born youth Usually outperform in math and science Patterns are stronger in Asian youth over Latin American youth Stronger in boys than girls Crosnoe et. al (2011)

Immigrant Paradox- Possible Reasons Life before, during and after migration Bilingualism great a access to community networks feeling of connection to adults and peers Family Ties Security Involved in less visible aspects of child’s education Crosnoe et. al (2011)

Higher Education Barriers: Inadequate information about oppurtunities cultural differences citizenship issues language barriers discrimination Those who do attend often outperform their peers Baum et. al (2011)

Determinants of Higher Education Success Parental Education less Academic Preparation SAT likely to enroll if parents do not have a degree scores Age at Immigration Those that came before the age of 13 do as well as natives Baum et. al (2011)

Success in College Youth of parents with no college education are more successful at getting in to college than completing their degree Financial barriers lack of information family obligations Baum et. al (2011)

The Future for Immigrant Children DREAM Act Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Allow children of immigrants to attend postsecondary institutions, join the military and become citizens Re-introduced in May 2011 Supported by some politicians including President Obama Haskins et. al (2011)

How Counselors can Help Build working relationships with Teachers Administration Parents Cross-Cultural Bridging help seeking language classroom multicultural lessons mental health Goh et. al (2007)