NDLI: Negotiating Formal Schooling, Multiple Identities, and Community Advocacy: (Counter)-Narratives of the Somali Bantu Refugees in the United States

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Negotiating Formal Schooling, Multiple Identities, and Community Advocacy: (Counter)-Narratives of the Somali Bantu Refugees in the United States

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Guetler, Vivian
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Negotiating Formal Schooling, Multiple Identities, and Community Advocacy: (Counter)-Narratives of the Somali Bantu Refugees in the United States examines the educational experiences of SomaliBantu refugees resettled in Upstate, New York. It explores how they negotiate their multiple identities race, gender, class, religion, culture, language, accent, and immigrant status within the formal school setting and environment. Additionally, it highlights the role of the Somali Bantu community organizations in advocating and implementing resettlement services and academic resources for their people. Using critical race theory as theoretical lens and methodology, a qualitative research was conducted to collect data from nine Somali Bantu participants. The findings suggest that the participants experienced both successes and challenges while negotiating formal schooling. Their multiple identities subjected them to bias and discrimination within the schools and the society. Nonetheless, the community organizations play a significant role in supporting their children’s academic achievement as well as sustaining their cultural values and language. Based on the findings, the study recommends strategies and reforms that are conducive for equity in education, academic achievement, and cultural tolerance for a successful transition and integration of the Somali Bantus and other refugees in the United States. Negotiating Formal Schooling, Multiple Identities, and Community Advocacy: (Counter)-Narratives of the Somali Bantu Refugees in the United States By Vivian Fiona Guetler B.A. Alpen-Adria Klagenfurt University, Austria, 2013
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Alternate Webpage(s)	https://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1291&context=etd
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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