Abstract

BUSTAMANTE DE LA CRUZ, Porfiria del Rosario. Experiences of young people who return from the USA in secondary schools near the Mexican border. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2020, vol.18, n.2, pp.1-20. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.18201.

This paper describes the secondary school experiences of Mexican young people after having spent a significant period of time attending American schools. The methodology used in the study was qualitative, supported by a sociodemographic survey inspired based on an ethnography of the schools. The population for the study consisted of 20 returned students studying in five public schools in Mexicali, Baja California, who responded to the questionnaire; besides. Nine indepth interviews of these students were conducted. The responses of the returned students highlighted differences in school infrastructure, discontinuity in the educational system and school culture.

Keywords : Mexico; returning migration; youth people; foreign students; cultural diversity; cultural conflicts; educational interaction process; middle school.

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