Lisa M. Dorner, Ph.D.

teacher, researcher, life-long learner

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Immigration in the Heartland: NPR Code Switch

January 7, 2014 By admin

lisa-dorner-NPR-Screen-ShotIn 2013, Reporter Abbie Fentress Swanson and Harvest Public Media received a grant from the Institute for Justice & Journalism’s “Immigration in the Heartland” fellowship to explore two rural communities where children and their families were living “In the Shadows of the Slaughterhouse:” Noel, MO and Garden City, KS–two communities that have taken remarkably different approaches to welcoming immigrants. In November, Abbie and I spoke about the changes seen in Missouri over the past 20 years, and in December 2013, the story about Noel, Missouri aired on National Public Radio.

 

Filed Under: Immigration - Immigrants, Media

Research Areas

  • Language Policy & Planning
  • Educational Policy Implementation
  • Immigrant Integration
  • Program Evaluation

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  • Families & Two-Way Immersion
  • Creating One-Way Immersion
  • Language Brokering

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