When Some Students Are Undocumented, and Some Are Not: Teaching Civics in Mixed-Citizenship Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Dabach, Dafney Blanca; Fones, Aliza; Merchant, Natasha Hakimali
Titel	When Some Students Are Undocumented, and Some Are Not: Teaching Civics in Mixed-Citizenship Classrooms
Quelle	In: Social Education, 84 (2020) 6, S.362 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Undocumented Immigrants; Civics; Student Experience; Court Litigation; Social Bias; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Illegaler Aufenthalt; Staatsbürgerkunde; Studienerfahrung; Rechtsstreit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Undocumented youth experience heightened moments of exclusion in certain places and at particular times. Civics classrooms can be such places, especially during times of hypernational focus such as national elections. This article begins by describing one undocumented student's experience in his U.S. Civics class. It goes on to detail a study carried out by the authors to learn from skilled, committed, and experienced teachers in what is complex terrain. They focus on the idea of "citizenship status normativity" (CSN). CSN highlights how citizenship privilege operates and assumes a taken-for-granted status, especially for those who occupy dominant positions, whether or not they are aware of it. CSN is based on an untroubled and idealized conception of citizenship--one that legitimizes the status-quo built into the intersectional hierarchies of citizenship. Herein, the authors argue for the importance of collectively challenging citizenship status normativity for more equitable educational experiences for all students. They first provide some context about how they think about "citizenship." Second, they share a brief overview of their research. And third, they share about teachers from their study who challenged CSN in practice and they provide a summary of what they learned from them. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01