The Adult Immigrant Student in United States Community College
The Adult Immigrant Student in United States Community College
The cost of low literacy of US residents will impact society enormously.
(Based on Adult Literacy Facts | ProLiteracy, 2019 data)
"Why Are We In Higher Ed"?
"Why Are We In Higher Ed"?
War displacement
Humanitarian crisis
Poverty
English for US Navigation
DSHS requirements to receive aid
"Migrants account for 13.6 percent of US population"(Shoichet, 2023).
The U.S. is home to 1 in 5 immigrants of the World. Pew research estimates that between 2021 and 2065, the migrant population in the United States will reach upwards of 106 million(Pew Research, 2018).
"Both conceptually and in practice, the nexus between adult education, migration, and integration is complex, multifaceted, and multilayered"(Gravani et al, 2023)