Returning migrant minors: academic problems and administrative process in the Sonoran school system

Abstract

This article analyzes the consequences of international migration for the school academic and administrative processes; for this purpose, management functions in the enrollment of migrant minors returning to Mexico were examined. The results were obtained from data collected in 34 public primary schools in Hermosillo, Sonora during the 2014-2015 school year. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 34 school principals and three officials of the state Secretariat of Education and Culture in order to identify the administrative dynamics involved when receiving children with school experience in the United States, as well as to determine the level of training and knowledge of school principals with the aim of facilitating the process of incorporation of new students into Sonora’s education system.En este artículo se analizan las consecuencias de la migración internacional en los procesos académicos y administrativos escolares, para ello se examinaron las funciones directivas en la inscripción de los menores migrantes de retorno a México. Los resultados se obtuvieron a partir de los datos recopilados en 34 escuelas primarias públicas de Hermosillo, Sonora, durante el ciclo escolar 2014-2015. Se aplicó una entrevista semiestructurada a 34 directores y a 3 funcionarios de la Secretaría de Educación y Cultura del estado, para identificar la dinámica administrativa que realizan al momento de recibir a los niños y las niñas con experiencia educativa en Estados Unidos, y conocer el grado de capacitación y conocimiento que tienen los directores, para facilitar el proceso de incorporación de los nuevos estudiantes al sistema educativo de Sonora.