Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
New Solut. 2021 Feb;30(4):282-293. doi: 10.1177/1048291120970207. Epub 2020 Nov 1.
We examine the educational experience of Latinx hired child farmworkers in North Carolina, using a social justice framework. Qualitative ( = 30) and quantitative (= 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 established during the 1960s. However, they do not meet the needs of hired child farmworkers. Policies to reduce child employment in agriculture and to meet their educational needs are necessary to ensure the education needed for future health and well-being. We discuss the applied implications of findings.
我们使用社会公正框架来研究北卡罗来纳州雇佣童工的拉丁裔的教育经历。在十岁至十七岁的儿童中收集的定性( = 30)和定量(= 202)数据显示,留级率和辍学率较高。儿童报告称,国际和州际移民以及州内迁移导致他们的学业中断。很少有人在上学期间工作;然而,儿童报告错过了参加教育丰富机会的机会,很少融入学校生活。学校往往无法适应语言困难和移民带来的问题,并且存在种族主义氛围。20 世纪 60 年代为农业工人家庭的儿童设立了教育计划。然而,它们不能满足受雇童工的需求。有必要制定减少农业童工就业和满足其教育需求的政策,以确保未来健康和福祉所需的教育。我们讨论了研究结果的应用意义。