Wilson-Forsberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 69315 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wilson-Forsberg |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilson-Forsberg |
| SIGNATURE | WILSON-FORSBERG |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5679-4327 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Building the self-efficacy and agency of African mothers with refugee backgrounds to engage with their children’s Canadian schools: A community-led pilot program
Introduction This paper examines how leading and participating in a school engagement pilot program impacted the perceived parental self-efficacy and agency of a group of mothers with refugee backgrounds from the Horn of Africa who were resettled in Canada. The pilot “Brighter Futures” created opportunities for mothers with adolescent children to meet with school principals during the 2023–2024 school year. Methods Our community-engaged research …
The Illusion of Choice: Governing Suffering in West African Migration to Morocco
This article argues that migration governance increasingly operates through the illusion of choice; a logic that shifts responsibility onto migrants while obscuring the structural forces driving mobility. Based on 36 narrative interviews with West and Central African migrants in Morocco, it shows that suffering is not incidental but central to migration governance. Using feminist political economy and intersectional analysis, it theorizes “govern…
Chasing scorpions across North Africa: Ethical reflections on life story research with Sub-Saharan migrants
In this Research Note, two researchers present their reflections on the ethical challenges they encountered while collecting life stories of sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco and the Disputed Territory of Western Sahara. The reflections are based on field notes and excerpts from unedited transcripts of daily debriefing sessions that the researchers undertook together. The sessions were audio-recorded and transcribed into written notes. The material…
“Sometimes We Struggle, Sometimes We Push Back: ” The Educational Experiences and Aspirations of Youth with Refugee Backgrounds from the Horn of Africa
This qualitative article focuses on the high school experiences and post-secondary education (PSE) plans of 57 youth with refugee backgrounds from the Horn of Africa living in Ontario. The article is guided by two conceptual frameworks. The first is an anti-oppressive approach, which helps us examine the structural barriers at school that prevent, impede, and discourage the youth from successfully transitioning to PSE. We then use Yosso’s (2005) …
Weathering the Storm: How Mothers with Refugee Backgrounds Helped their Children with School During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This paper focuses on the experiences of ten women in Canada with refugee backgrounds from the Horn of Africa as they helped their adolescent children (ages 12-18) navigate the challenges of at-home online learning during the global COVID-19 pandemic. We situate our analysis within specific aspects of Yosso's (2005) Community Cultural Wealth framework to demonstrate that, while the women's efforts were hampered by online learning technologies, th…
Empowering Highly Skilled African Immigrants: Key Protective Factors for Success in Quebec's Labour Market
Breaking into the Labor Market in the Face of Racism and Oppression: Resiliency and Well-Being of Highly Skilled African Immigrants in Quebec
The tightrope of transit and containment: A comparative scoping review of international migration to Chiapas and the Canary Islands (1991-2021)
This comparative scoping review presents two cases widely considered as spaces of transit: the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and the Canary Islands archipelago, Spain. Following sampling and screening, 92 records from academic literature were included in this review. We found that this body of mostly descriptive research has largely focused on changes in migration policy, migrant routes, and border enforcement. In this, we have found a striking compa…
Hanging on to hope in a Mexican migrant shelter: The empowering potential of Albergue Tochán
This paper offers a case study of how staying in one Mexico City migrant shelter (albergue) helps refugee claimants from the northern countries of Central America to revise their plans and aspirations in light of the changing reality that has made it more difficult for them to reach the United States. Specifically, we investigate whether Albergue Tochán contains elements of an empowering setting in which claimants can gain some control over their…
African Immigrant Students and Postsecondary Education in Canada: High School Teachers and School Career Counsellors as Gatekeepers
Schooling and education, in general, are perceived as a means of integrating children of new immigrants into Canadian society and preparing young immigrants for their future careers. High school education and the subjects taken prepare these young immigrants for postsecondary education and entry into the labour market. However, these newcomer students, particularly those of African origin, are discouraged by systemic structures from pursuing scho…
Great Expectations: Perspectives of Young West African Immigrant Men Transitioning to the Canadian Labour Market Without Postsecondary Education
Disrupting an imposed racial identity or performing the model minority? The pursuit of postsecondary education by young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario, Canada
This article examines how young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario cope with the dominant racial identity at school in an effort to improve their academic performance and access postsecondary education (PSE). Critical race theory in education is employed to explain how the young men distance themselves from stereotypes about Black masculinity by regulating their own behaviour and differentiating themselves from their Caribbean immigrant pe…
The Volunteering Dogma and Canadian Work Experience: Do Recent Immigrants Volunteer Voluntarily
This article deconstructs the now common practice of immigrant volunteering for the purpose of upgrading or practicing job-related skills in Canada. The analysis draws on the findings of two separate qualitative studies related to the integration of immigrant adults in Southern Ontario. The first study (Wilson-Forsberg) focused on the settlement and adaptation experiences of immigrants (both men and women) from Latin America and the second study …
We Don't Integrate; We Adapt: Latin American Immigrants Interpret Their Canadian Employment Experiences in Southwestern Ontario
We Don't Integrate; We Adapt: Latin American Immigrants Interpret Their Canadian Employment Experiences in Southwestern Ontario
The Volunteering Dogma and Canadian Work Experience: Do Recent Immigrants Volunteer Voluntarily
This article deconstructs the now common practice of immigrant volunteering for the purpose of upgrading or practicing job-related skills in Canada. The analysis draws on the findings of two separate qualitative studies related to the integration of immigrant adults in Southern Ontario. The first study (Wilson-Forsberg) focused on the settlement and adaptation experiences of immigrants (both men and women) from Latin America and the second study …
Disrupting an imposed racial identity or performing the model minority? The pursuit of postsecondary education by young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario, Canada
This article examines how young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario cope with the dominant racial identity at school in an effort to improve their academic performance and access postsecondary education (PSE). Critical race theory in education is employed to explain how the young men distance themselves from stereotypes about Black masculinity by regulating their own behaviour and differentiating themselves from their Caribbean immigrant pe…
Empowering Highly Skilled African Immigrants: Key Protective Factors for Success in Quebec's Labour Market
Breaking into the Labor Market in the Face of Racism and Oppression: Resiliency and Well-Being of Highly Skilled African Immigrants in Quebec
Hanging on to hope in a Mexican migrant shelter: The empowering potential of Albergue Tochán
This paper offers a case study of how staying in one Mexico City migrant shelter (albergue) helps refugee claimants from the northern countries of Central America to revise their plans and aspirations in light of the changing reality that has made it more difficult for them to reach the United States. Specifically, we investigate whether Albergue Tochán contains elements of an empowering setting in which claimants can gain some control over their…
Great Expectations: Perspectives of Young West African Immigrant Men Transitioning to the Canadian Labour Market Without Postsecondary Education
The Volunteering Dogma and Canadian Work Experience: Do Recent Immigrants Volunteer Voluntarily
This article deconstructs the now common practice of immigrant volunteering for the purpose of upgrading or practicing job-related skills in Canada. The analysis draws on the findings of two separate qualitative studies related to the integration of immigrant adults in Southern Ontario. The first study (Wilson-Forsberg) focused on the settlement and adaptation experiences of immigrants (both men and women) from Latin America and the second study …
We Don't Integrate; We Adapt: Latin American Immigrants Interpret Their Canadian Employment Experiences in Southwestern Ontario
Disrupting an imposed racial identity or performing the model minority? The pursuit of postsecondary education by young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario, Canada
This article examines how young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario cope with the dominant racial identity at school in an effort to improve their academic performance and access postsecondary education (PSE). Critical race theory in education is employed to explain how the young men distance themselves from stereotypes about Black masculinity by regulating their own behaviour and differentiating themselves from their Caribbean immigrant pe…
African Immigrant Students and Postsecondary Education in Canada: High School Teachers and School Career Counsellors as Gatekeepers
Schooling and education, in general, are perceived as a means of integrating children of new immigrants into Canadian society and preparing young immigrants for their future careers. High school education and the subjects taken prepare these young immigrants for postsecondary education and entry into the labour market. However, these newcomer students, particularly those of African origin, are discouraged by systemic structures from pursuing scho…
Great Expectations: Perspectives of Young West African Immigrant Men Transitioning to the Canadian Labour Market Without Postsecondary Education
Hanging on to hope in a Mexican migrant shelter: The empowering potential of Albergue Tochán
This paper offers a case study of how staying in one Mexico City migrant shelter (albergue) helps refugee claimants from the northern countries of Central America to revise their plans and aspirations in light of the changing reality that has made it more difficult for them to reach the United States. Specifically, we investigate whether Albergue Tochán contains elements of an empowering setting in which claimants can gain some control over their…
The tightrope of transit and containment: A comparative scoping review of international migration to Chiapas and the Canary Islands (1991-2021)
This comparative scoping review presents two cases widely considered as spaces of transit: the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and the Canary Islands archipelago, Spain. Following sampling and screening, 92 records from academic literature were included in this review. We found that this body of mostly descriptive research has largely focused on changes in migration policy, migrant routes, and border enforcement. In this, we have found a striking compa…
“Sometimes We Struggle, Sometimes We Push Back: ” The Educational Experiences and Aspirations of Youth with Refugee Backgrounds from the Horn of Africa
This qualitative article focuses on the high school experiences and post-secondary education (PSE) plans of 57 youth with refugee backgrounds from the Horn of Africa living in Ontario. The article is guided by two conceptual frameworks. The first is an anti-oppressive approach, which helps us examine the structural barriers at school that prevent, impede, and discourage the youth from successfully transitioning to PSE. We then use Yosso’s (2005) …
Weathering the Storm: How Mothers with Refugee Backgrounds Helped their Children with School During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This paper focuses on the experiences of ten women in Canada with refugee backgrounds from the Horn of Africa as they helped their adolescent children (ages 12-18) navigate the challenges of at-home online learning during the global COVID-19 pandemic. We situate our analysis within specific aspects of Yosso's (2005) Community Cultural Wealth framework to demonstrate that, while the women's efforts were hampered by online learning technologies, th…
Empowering Highly Skilled African Immigrants: Key Protective Factors for Success in Quebec's Labour Market
Breaking into the Labor Market in the Face of Racism and Oppression: Resiliency and Well-Being of Highly Skilled African Immigrants in Quebec
Chasing scorpions across North Africa: Ethical reflections on life story research with Sub-Saharan migrants
In this Research Note, two researchers present their reflections on the ethical challenges they encountered while collecting life stories of sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco and the Disputed Territory of Western Sahara. The reflections are based on field notes and excerpts from unedited transcripts of daily debriefing sessions that the researchers undertook together. The sessions were audio-recorded and transcribed into written notes. The material…
Building the self-efficacy and agency of African mothers with refugee backgrounds to engage with their children’s Canadian schools: A community-led pilot program
Introduction This paper examines how leading and participating in a school engagement pilot program impacted the perceived parental self-efficacy and agency of a group of mothers with refugee backgrounds from the Horn of Africa who were resettled in Canada. The pilot “Brighter Futures” created opportunities for mothers with adolescent children to meet with school principals during the 2023–2024 school year. Methods Our community-engaged research …
The Illusion of Choice: Governing Suffering in West African Migration to Morocco
This article argues that migration governance increasingly operates through the illusion of choice; a logic that shifts responsibility onto migrants while obscuring the structural forces driving mobility. Based on 36 narrative interviews with West and Central African migrants in Morocco, it shows that suffering is not incidental but central to migration governance. Using feminist political economy and intersectional analysis, it theorizes “govern…
Political science (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Immigration (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Refugee (4 works)