TY - JOUR
T1 - Dream Big
T2 - Exploring Empowering Processes of DREAM Act Advocacy in a Focal State
AU - Forenza, Brad
AU - Mendonca, Carolina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2017/10/2
Y1 - 2017/10/2
N2 - This original, qualitative research analyzed in-depth interviews with five undocumented, college-age, Latino DREAM Act advocates in a single state. An organizational empowerment framework was utilized to explore processes allied with such advocacy. Four emergent themes transcended the data inductively: (1) Challenging Social Injustice, which pertains to participant motivations for involvement; (2) Inherent Connection, which pertains to the unique personal experiences among DREAM-ers; (3) Combatting Internalized Stigma, which pertains to overcoming the shame or embarrassment of an undocumented identity; and (4) Civic Literacy, which pertains to political proficiencies that participants acquired throughout their DREAM Act involvement. Implications are discussed.
AB - This original, qualitative research analyzed in-depth interviews with five undocumented, college-age, Latino DREAM Act advocates in a single state. An organizational empowerment framework was utilized to explore processes allied with such advocacy. Four emergent themes transcended the data inductively: (1) Challenging Social Injustice, which pertains to participant motivations for involvement; (2) Inherent Connection, which pertains to the unique personal experiences among DREAM-ers; (3) Combatting Internalized Stigma, which pertains to overcoming the shame or embarrassment of an undocumented identity; and (4) Civic Literacy, which pertains to political proficiencies that participants acquired throughout their DREAM Act involvement. Implications are discussed.
KW - DREAM Act
KW - Organizational empowerment
KW - legal issues
KW - post-secondary education
KW - qualitative research
KW - youth development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85006253060&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15348431.2016.1240077
DO - 10.1080/15348431.2016.1240077
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85006253060
SN - 1534-8431
VL - 16
SP - 290
EP - 300
JO - Journal of Latinos and Education
JF - Journal of Latinos and Education
IS - 4
ER -