Honoring their voices: A refugee family, an early childhood education program, and the spaces in between - A case study through a Bourdieusian lens
Olguin, Ana Aracelly
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Title
Honoring their voices: A refugee family, an early childhood education program, and the spaces in between - A case study through a Bourdieusian lens
Author(s)
Olguin, Ana Aracelly
Issue Date
2021-09-02
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Sanders-Smith, Stephanie C
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Sanders-Smith, Stephanie C
Committee Member(s)
Bresler, Liora
Ostrosky, Michaelene
Thorstensson Dávila, Liv
Smith-Bonahue, Tina
Department of Study
Curriculum and Instruction
Discipline
Curriculum and Instruction
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Date of Ingest
2022-04-29T21:34:03Z
Keyword(s)
Education
Language
eng
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to learn about the interactions between a refugee family and the teachers and staff from an early childhood program in the United States. Using Bourdieusian (Bourdieu, 1986, 2005; Noble, 2013; Reay, 1995) thinking tools of capital, habitus, field, and doxa, I investigated the family’s interactions and experiences with the early childhood education (ECE) program serving their two young twin daughters. In-depth interviews, document analysis, and fieldnotes served as data collection tools. Through this study, the researcher looked at how this family used, transformed, and adapted their habitus and capital to a) learn the tacit rules of an ECE program to maneuver in it better, and b) form meaningful home-school relationships with teachers and staff. The researcher also identified beliefs and assumptions held by teachers and staff about a) the education of young children, b) diversity, c) families, and d) refugee education. Also, any perceived assumptions of staff by the family that might have contributed to the creation of institutional barriers or the creation of family capital. This study’s broader impact was to honor and give a platform to the voices of ECE teachers and staff who might work with refugee populations and most importantly to honor a refugee family whose voice is often not heard in policy discussions.
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