An Investigation of Paramedical Vocational Interest and Choice for Latinos and African American Men in Texas Community Colleges

Autor/in	Lineros, Jose Victor
Titel	An Investigation of Paramedical Vocational Interest and Choice for Latinos and African American Men in Texas Community Colleges
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 44 (2020) 3, S.181-210 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lineros, Jose Victor)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2019.1565844
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Two Year College Students; Males; Allied Health Occupations; Allied Health Personnel; Vocational Interests; Career Choice; Hispanic American Students; African American Students; Minority Group Students; Student Interests; Barriers; Access to Information; Student Needs; Racial Factors; Cultural Influences; Mass Media Effects; High Schools; Information Dissemination; College Role; Mentors; Family Influence; Racial Bias; Performance; Altruism; Clothing; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Gesundheitsberuf; Berufsinteresse; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Studieninteresse; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; High school; Oberschule; Informationsverbreitung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Achievement; Leistung; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Kleidung
Abstract	Although the recent annual growth rate in the U.S. paramedical field has been 4%, Latino and African American men have been significantly underrepresented in the field compared to their proportion in the U.S. population at large. This problem threatens both the quality and quantity of available emergency health care. The purpose of this study was to describe how Men of Color (MOC) in community college paramedical programs experienced their awareness, interest, and proactive choice of paramedicine as a course of study. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach and Social Cognitive Career Theory as a theoretical framework, I interviewed 23 MOC enrolled during one semester across three community college paramedical programs in the southwestern U.S.: 9 Latino and 14 African American, aged 18-29 with mean age 22 years. The focus of the interview questions was the participants' lived experiences at various career points, as well as the enablers and disablers they had encountered (Appendix A). I identified three metanarratives that were useful in enhancing recruitment of MOC to the paramedic field, specifically, the need for external sources of information, ongoing support, and external validation. Identified areas for further research included the recruitment dynamics of female paramedics, MOC persistence issues, and MOC job satisfaction assessments. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01