Hired Latinx Child Farmworkers in North Carolina: Educational Status and Experience Through a Social Justice Lens.

ABSTRACT: We examine the educational experience of Latinx hired child farmworkers in North Carolina, using a social justice framework. Qualitative (n = 30) and quantitative (n = 202) data collected among children ten to seventeen years of age revealed elevated rates of grade retention and dropout status. Children reported disruption to their schooling caused by international and interstate migration and intrastate movement. Few worked during school time; nevertheless, children reported missed participation in educational enrichment opportunities and little integration into school life. Schools often failed to accommodate language difficulties and problems caused by migration, and an atmosphere of racism prevailed. Educational programs for children in farmworker families were establishe

SUBMITTER: Quandt SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7856296 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature