ERIC Number: EJ1220629
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Publication Date: 2019-Aug
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Experiences of Foreign-Born Immigrant, Undergraduate Women at a U.S. Institution and Influences on Career-Life Planning
Stebleton, Michael J.; Diamond, Kate K.; Rost-Banik, Colleen
Journal of Career Development, v46 n4 p410-427 Aug 2019
This qualitative study explores the career-life experiences of foreign-born immigrant women pursuing undergraduate degrees. Two conceptual frameworks guided this study: life role salience and systems theory framework. We interviewed 18 women studying at a regional comprehensive university in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Two categories emerged from our analysis, which used constructivist grounded theory methods: (a) managing multiple roles, expectations, and options and (b) mediating the contexts that influence career-life decisions. Each category is organized by two subcategories. Our findings led to two theoretical propositions as well as suggestions for career development practitioners and implications for practice, policy, and research.
Descriptors: Student Experience, Immigrants, Undergraduate Students, Females, Career Planning, Self Management, Expectation, Decision Making, Role Conflict, Context Effect, Career Development, Systems Approach
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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