Published on March 8, 2016 by Sean Flynt
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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 Samford 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 Samford 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.
Samford 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, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. The Wall Street Journal ranks Samford 1st nationally for student engagement and U.S. News & World Report ranks Samford 66th in the nation for best undergraduate teaching and 104th nationally for best value. Samford enrolls 5,683 students from 47 states and 19 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference, and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.