Experiences of young people who return from the USA in secondary schools near the Mexican border

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Porfiria del Rosario Bustamante de la Cruz

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This paper describes the secondary school experiences of Mexican young people after having spent a significant period of time attending American schools. The methodology used in the study was qualitative, supported by a socio-demographic survey inspired based on an ethnography of the schools. The population for the study consisted of 20 returned students studying in five public schools in Mexicali, Baja California, who responded to the questionnaire; besides. Nine in-depth interviews of these students were conducted. The responses of the returned students highlighted differences in school infrastructure, discontinuity in the educational system and school culture.

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Bustamante de la Cruz, P. del R. (2020). Experiences of young people who return from the USA in secondary schools near the Mexican border. Revista Latinoamericana De Ciencias Sociales, Niñez Y Juventud, 18(2), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.18201
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Monográfico Infancias y juventudes latinoamericanas y caribeñas
Author Biography

Porfiria del Rosario Bustamante de la Cruz, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México

Profesora de asignatura y maestra en Estudios Socioculturales en la Universidad Autónoma de Baja
California. Doctoranda del Instituto de Investigaciones en Educación de la Universidad Veracruzana (México).
Índice H5: 6. 0000-0001-6562-9609. Correo electrónico: pbustamante@uabc.edu.mx