J Lynn Mcbrien
Biographic Data
| ID | 1605481 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Lynn Mcbrien |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Lynn |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcbrien |
| SIGNATURE | MCBRIEN J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6323-9877 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Getting real
Safe Place International – The Dream Academy
Children and Drug Trafficking in Brazil
Brazil has seen a rise in children in narco-trafficking due to increased conflicts between factions and local law enforcement. Mainstream media and scholars tend to frame actions of these factions as organized crime, ignoring the generalized violence the communities and children experience. The aim of this study is to conduct a scoping review to consider whether or not Brazilian children involved in drug trafficking can be classified as child sol…
National Identity and Integration Challenges of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) Recipients
Approximately 650,000 children and young adults currently reside in the United States with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, providing them with temporary legal status to reside in the country. We explored the phenomenon of how five DACA recipients experienced their national identities and how it contributed to their acculturation patterns using in-depth semi-structured interviews. We interpreted their comments through the the…
Cultural and academic adjustment of refugee youth
The importance of context
Parental involvement in schools is regarded as critical to student success in Australia, Canada, and the USA, the world’s top refugee resettlement countries. Refugees can be disadvantaged when they are unfamiliar with the practices and when their own cultural beliefs conflict with expectations in their new communities, or when they are consumed by other pressing needs. As part of an evaluation of a nonprofit US refugee agency’s liaison program, t…
Educational Needs and Barriers for Refugee Students in the United States
Since 1975, the United States has resettled more than 2 million refugees, with approximately half arriving as children. Refugee children have traumatic experiences that can hinder their learning. The United Nations has specified in conventions, and researchers have concurred, that education is essential for refugee children’s psychosocial adjustment. However, government officials, public opinion, and researchers have often differed about what is …
Teacher Research Explores the Refugee and Immigrant Experience
As a teacher educator at the University of Wisconsin, Donald Hones makes “dialogic teacher research” a course requirement to help his students better understand the personal histories and international influences that bring refugees and immigrants to the United States. Hones defines this research as “ethnographic, participatory, and narrative,” with the purpose of illuminating economical, political, social, and cultural relationships and “extend[…
The importance of context
Parental involvement in schools is regarded as critical to student success in Australia, Canada, and the USA, the world’s top refugee resettlement countries. Refugees can be disadvantaged when they are unfamiliar with the practices and when their own cultural beliefs conflict with expectations in their new communities, or when they are consumed by other pressing needs. As part of an evaluation of a nonprofit US refugee agency’s liaison program, t…
Cultural and academic adjustment of refugee youth
Teacher Research Explores the Refugee and Immigrant Experience
As a teacher educator at the University of Wisconsin, Donald Hones makes “dialogic teacher research” a course requirement to help his students better understand the personal histories and international influences that bring refugees and immigrants to the United States. Hones defines this research as “ethnographic, participatory, and narrative,” with the purpose of illuminating economical, political, social, and cultural relationships and “extend[…
Educational Needs and Barriers for Refugee Students in the United States
Since 1975, the United States has resettled more than 2 million refugees, with approximately half arriving as children. Refugee children have traumatic experiences that can hinder their learning. The United Nations has specified in conventions, and researchers have concurred, that education is essential for refugee children’s psychosocial adjustment. However, government officials, public opinion, and researchers have often differed about what is …
The importance of context
Parental involvement in schools is regarded as critical to student success in Australia, Canada, and the USA, the world’s top refugee resettlement countries. Refugees can be disadvantaged when they are unfamiliar with the practices and when their own cultural beliefs conflict with expectations in their new communities, or when they are consumed by other pressing needs. As part of an evaluation of a nonprofit US refugee agency’s liaison program, t…
Cultural and academic adjustment of refugee youth
National Identity and Integration Challenges of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) Recipients
Approximately 650,000 children and young adults currently reside in the United States with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, providing them with temporary legal status to reside in the country. We explored the phenomenon of how five DACA recipients experienced their national identities and how it contributed to their acculturation patterns using in-depth semi-structured interviews. We interpreted their comments through the the…
Children and Drug Trafficking in Brazil
Brazil has seen a rise in children in narco-trafficking due to increased conflicts between factions and local law enforcement. Mainstream media and scholars tend to frame actions of these factions as organized crime, ignoring the generalized violence the communities and children experience. The aim of this study is to conduct a scoping review to consider whether or not Brazilian children involved in drug trafficking can be classified as child sol…
Safe Place International – The Dream Academy
Getting real
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Refugee (5 works) · Acculturation (4 works) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Multiculturalism (4 works)