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    1. A case study of exclusion on the basis of behaviour (and experiences of migration and racialisation)

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Underwood,Kathryn (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Mar 2012
    Published:
    Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    International Journal of Inclusive Education
    Journal Title Details:
    16(3) : 313-329
    Notes:
    Dwayne is a Grade 6 student who came to Canada from Jamaica at the age of seven. Upon arrival in a new school Dwayne had to adapt to a new culture. In addition, Dwayne was identified as having severe behavioral problems and learning difficulties, and it was recommended within the first month of school that the boy be medicated in order for him to cope. His mother refused. Through interviewing Dwayne's mother and his teacher, a case study details Dwayne's experiences of schooling. The story of Dwayne illustrates how experiences of disablement are interrelated with experiences of migration and racialization.

    2. 'Hay que seguir luchando': struggles that shaped English language learning of four Cuban immigrant women

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Butcher,John S. (Author) and Townsend,Jane S. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Dec 2011
    Published:
    Abingdon UK: Routledge Journals/Taylor & Francis
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
    Journal Title Details:
    24(7) : 829-856
    Notes:
    Newly arrived from Cuba, Angelica, Dora, Marina, and Damaris attempted to negotiate new surroundings and immigrant identities, building a sense of home for themselves and their families. Data from qualitative interviews, classroom observations, and focus group conversations revealed hopes that by acquiring English language skills, they would improve their quality of life in their new country. Struggles included personal factors situated in their pasts in Cuba and their new surrounds in the Miami Cuban exile enclave, contexts that were further complicated by uncertain expectations of new lives in Miami and the overwhelming task of learning a new language at a local adult education center.