A Qualitative Examination of Mexican Immigrants' Career Development: Perceived Barriers and Motivators

Autor/in	Shinnar, Rachel Sheli
Titel	A Qualitative Examination of Mexican Immigrants' Career Development: Perceived Barriers and Motivators
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 33 (2007) 4, S.338-375 (38 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/0894845307300413
Schlagwörter	Mexican Americans; Labor Market; Immigrants; Mexicans; Career Development; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Cultural Pluralism; Socioeconomic Status; Educational Attainment; Mentors; Human Capital; Social Capital; Acculturation; Self Efficacy; Mexico; Nevada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanoamerikaner; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Mexikaner; Berufsentwicklung; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kulturpluralismus; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Humankapital; Sozialkapital; Akkulturation; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Mexiko
Abstract	This study examines the variables shaping career development among Mexican immigrants. Based on qualitative interviews with 17 adult, Mexican immigrants, a model describing the barriers and motivators to career development for this sample is offered. Findings indicate that Mexican immigrants' careers are shaped by three sets of interrelated variables: individual-level variables (i.e., personal characteristics and personal goals), group-level variables (i.e., cultural value orientation, immigrant status, and workplace discrimination), and contextual variables (i.e., the state of the labor market and immigration trends). In addition, findings indicate a need to examine progression into higher level line positions separately from supervisory and/or managerial positions. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10