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"Entry to Hospitality Careers for Women" and Beyond: Immigrant Training and Feminist Pedagogies and Practices
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Shan, Hongxia; Peikazadi, Nasim; Rahemtulla, Zahida; Wilbur, Amea; Sawkins, Tanis; Goossen, Rachel – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2020
Employment training services are provided for immigrants to integrate them into the Canadian labour market. Evaluated on short-term labour market outcomes, these programs typically focus on enhancing individuals' employability, while risking naturalizing and reproducing the dominant social and cultural order. "Entry to Hospitality Careers for…
Descriptors: Females, Hospitality Occupations, Immigrants, Employment Potential
"Entry to Hospitality Careers for Women" and Beyond: Immigrant Training and Feminist Pedagogies and Practices
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Shan, Hongxia; Peikazadi, Nasim; Rahemtulla, Zahida; Wilbur, Amea; Sawkins, Tanis; Goossen, Rachel – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2020
Employment training services are provided for immigrants to integrate them into the Canadian labour market. Evaluated on short-term labour market outcomes, these programs typically focus on enhancing individuals' employability, while risking naturalizing and reproducing the dominant social and cultural order. "Entry to Hospitality Careers for…
Descriptors: Hospitality Occupations, Females, Feminism, Immigrants
Women, Gender, and Immigrant Studies in Canadian Adult Education: An Ethnographic Content Analysis
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Shan, Hongxia – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2015
Since the 1970s, immigrant studies have taken a feminist turn. This paper takes stock of how Canadian adult educators have contributed to this field and vice versa. Through an ethnographic content analysis of [Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education] CASAE proceedings since 2000 and other related scholarly publications, the paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Immigrants
Vocational Training for Liushou Women in Rural China: Development by Design
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Shan, Hongxia; Liu, Zhiwen; Li, Ling – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2015
As industrialisation and urbanisation aggressively take hold in China, all possible labour pools are being tapped to meet the market demands. Liushou women, or women who stay behind in rural areas as their spouses join the massive migrant workforce, are one such labour pool. Vocational training has been adopted by the Chinese state as a…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Rural Areas, Womens Studies, Labor Needs