The editors of Adult Learning invite you to submit an abstract for Special Issue
The Challenges of National Immigration and Implications for Adult Education Practice
The editors of Adult Learning invite adult education scholars and practitioners who are informed about immigration, specifically those who are naturalized citizens, engaged in the process of becoming a permanent resident or naturalized citizen, work extensively with immigrants and refugees, and conduct research in this subject area to share their scholarship, experiences, informed opinions, and knowledge of the current immigration divide. Preparing individuals for citizenship is a time-honored function in adult education and Adult Learning has a history of publishing research related to immigration. This special issue of Adult Learning is intended to direct attention to adult educators? research and experiences with the immigration process and provide a venue for informed and scholarly work, alerting practitioners to the current situation. Articles submitted for this issue should highlight implications for adult educators working with immigration and resettlement programs or who have immigrants as students.
Possible topics that might be addressed include the following. Other topics and combinations of topics will also be considered.
The complexities of the immigration process
Instability, fluidity, and arbitrariness of the process linked to changing governmental power structures
The disparities of access to and assistance with the immigration process
Privilege within the process
Gender, racial and class bias resulting in directing some people to low-income and unstable employment
The length of time and monetary investment required to live as a permanent resident or become a citizen
The insecurity of living in a country where you are not a citizen
Difficulties of learning a new language
Separation from family and country of origin
Travel restrictions
Possible loss of professional status and devaluation of international experience
The influence of neoliberalism resulting in a deficit model that operates in many settlement programs despite educators? intentions
Language skills and short-term preparation for employment
Influence of the immigration process on family systems
lnterested authors should send a 250 word abstract to the editors, Davin Carr-Chellman and Lilian H. Hill at adultlearning@sagepub.com. Please use subject line of Adult Learning Special Issue re Immigration
Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2020
Authors will be notified if their abstracts are selected. Subsequently, articles will go through the Adult Learning manuscript review process.