Publication Date
Summer 7-19-2021
Document Type
Action research project: Open access
Degree Name
MA Higher Education Leadership
Department
Leadership Studies
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to understand how undergraduate undocumented students navigate the University of San Diego. My research questions are: How can I understand the meaning making process of undocumented students as they navigate the University of San Diego (USD)? How can I cooperate with undocumented students at USD to improve the support services for them? This research uses Kolb’s Learning Cycle and Testimonios to understand and engage with the participants as they navigate a predominantly white institution. The cycles include individual testimonios, and multi-testimonios to honor their immigration and undocumented identity. Students created an Ofrenda and a poem together to represent their journey in the United States. All students identified as DACAmented and as first-generation students.
Digital USD Citation
Reyes, Isela, "Undocumented Students at the University of San Diego: Using Testimonios as a Theoretical Framework to Understand Their Meaning-Making Process" (2021). M.A. in Higher Education Leadership: Action Research Projects. 78.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/soles-mahel-action/78
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