Special Issue: Perspectives on Immigrant, Refugee, and Border Youth

Authors

  • Corliss Outley Texas A&M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
  • Jennifer A. Skuza University of Minnesota, Extension Center for Youth Development

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2019.830

Keywords:

immigrant, refugee, and border youth, youth development

Abstract

The positive development of immigrant, refugee, and border youth is a significant issue among youth development researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. As evidenced by the papers in this issue, the field has made great strides in research and programmatic approaches and has begun to identify specific developmental pathways. This special issue is intended to ignite a spark in future research and programming, encouraging the field of youth development to further develop interdisciplinary perspectives that include not only a focus on immigrant, refugee, and border youth, but also include their voices.

Author Biography

Jennifer A. Skuza, University of Minnesota, Extension Center for Youth Development

Jennifer A. Skuza is the Assistant Dean at the University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development. She is also a faculty member in the Youth Development Leadership program at the U of M. Dr. Skuza holds a PhD in work, community and family education from the University of Minnesota and studied international education at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic as a part of her doctoral program. Dr. Skuza also holds a master’s degree in intercultural communication. Her research is focused on global youth citizenship, immigrant youth and social and cultural foundations of education. 

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Gabriel, M. G. (2019). Christian faith in the immigration and acculturation experiences of Filipino American youth. Journal of Youth Development, 14(2), 115-129. doi:10.5195/jyd.2019.710

Langley, C. A., Powell, G. M., Liechty, T., Haller, W., & Anderson, D. (2019). Leisure experiences and social support systems of Latino students with DACA status. Journal of Youth Development, 14(2), 79-98. doi:10.5195/jyd.2019.704

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Published

2019-06-20