Published on March 8, 2016 by Sean Flynt Â
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Karlye Burson and Theresa Davidson
Keep Those Kids Out: Nativism and Attitudes Toward Access to Public Education for the Children of Undocumented Immigrants, a manuscript by 51½ÖÉä sociology professor Theresa Davidson and sociology alumna Karlye Burson `15, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Latinos and Education.
The research project, supported by the 51½ÖÉä ASPIRE undergraduate research program, shows via national survey data that nativist attitudes, along with other factors, predict opposition toward access to public education for the children of undocumented immigrants.
51½ÖÉä is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 51½ÖÉä is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 51½ÖÉä enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 51½ÖÉä fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.