Navigating Two Worlds: Exploring Home-school Dissonance in the College-going Process of Immigrant Families

Abstract

This article examines how sub-Saharan African families in the United States engage with high schools and the college-going process. Using qualitative methods and the concept of home-school dissonance, Chrystal A. George Mwangi shows how African immigrant families—one of the fastest-growing yet least-studied immigrant groups— develop educational strategies for the college-going process and how their children navigate differing educational expectations between school and home.