Employability Skills of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors in Canary Islands

Autor/inn/en	Alonso-Bello, Estefanía; Santana-Vega, Lidia E.; Feliciano-García, Luis
Titel	Employability Skills of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors in Canary Islands
Quelle	In: Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 9 (2020) 1, S.15-27 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alonso-Bello, Estefanía) ORCID (Santana-Vega, Lidia E.) ORCID (Feliciano-García, Luis)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2254-7339
Schlagwörter	Immigrants; Job Skills; Foreign Countries; Employment Qualifications; Language Skills; Social Influences; Emotional Response; Family Influence; Barriers; Coping; Late Adolescents; Socioeconomic Status; Training; Social Networks; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Produktive Fertigkeit; Ausland; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Sozialer Einfluss; Emotionales Verhalten; Bewältigung; Halbstarker; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Ausbildung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Spanien
Abstract	Young unaccompanied immigrants have various problems in their professional careers which lead to situations of exclusion and hinder their emancipation. The development and consolidation of employment skills is a necessary condition for the labour integration of this group. This research analyzes the employability skills of unaccompanied young immigrants who must leave the public social protection system when they reach the age of majority. A multiple case study was conducted. The cases were selected: (1) having been in residential care institutions, (2) having been in a job placement program, and (3) are 16-18 years of age. The study data were collected using qualitative and quantitative techniques. Results show that young immigrants have: (a) language and socio-emotional difficulties that limit their chances of employability; (b) some employability skills that facilitate labour insertion, and (c) families which act as a powerful motivator for achieving their goals. We discuss the need to design individual transition plans to help young immigrants overcome their limitations, cope with the transition to adulthood and consolidate their career paths. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01