Higher Education Admission Process for Immigrant and Refugee Students: A Systematic Review
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refugee students, immigrant students, university, affirmative action policies, higher educationAbstract
This paper is a literature review and develops a framework for theoretical understanding of transnational migratory phenomena related to the growth of global displacement and opportunities for entry into higher education by systematizing the literature available in 15 articles. We used PRISMA Scopus Review, a tool specialized in this type of scientific production, and Ryyan, the free information processing program, which is widely used in the production of systematic reviews. This is a critical analysis of how the principles of equity operate in institutional admission activities. This paper makes use of the theoretical contributions provided by Scott’s (2004) institutional theory, considering the relationship between academic integration materialized in institutional provisions, with an impact on the lives of students in the context of forced mobilization, by implying social, cultural and political determinations that influence the way discourses are conceptualized and constructed (Scott, 2004). It is argued that these equity constructs have an impact on the materialization of policies related to social justice organized politically by states. The article discusses how standardized institutional policies and practices to evaluate the construction of applications and standards of access and equity end up creating new exclusions for migrants. Institutional arrangements used to meet the educational needs of asylum seekers are critically analysed, highlighting the participation of non-state organizations, in an attempt to generate debate that could lead to more structural changes.
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