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Shan, Hongxia – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2009
Research has extensively documented the employment barriers facing immigrants in Canada. Less attention is paid to the employment strategies that immigrants deploy in the host labour market. To address this gap in the literature, two projects are conducted to examine how immigrant women learn to optimize their labour market outcomes. Both projects…
Descriptors: Credentials, Females, Global Approach, Labor Market
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Taylor, Jeannette; Pick, David – Journal of Education and Work, 2008
It is the aim of this paper to provide a better understanding of how university students in Australia are preparing for their future work in the labour market through their work orientations. It draws upon a survey of over 300 final-year undergraduates to present their rationales for engaging in paid work, and their preferences for different job…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Labor Market, Biographies, Foreign Countries