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Optimal Life-career Development of Immigrant Professionals

Literature addressing Canada’s immigrant professionals has primarily focused on the negative aspects of life-career transition. Research themes have centered on discouraging features of migration such as barriers, discrimination, underemployment and unemployment. Surprisingly few studies have explored how, in spite of personal and environmental barriers, some new Canadians have found they have flourished in their new country. The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experiences of a group of immigrant professionals who believe they have successfully transitioned in the life-career domains.
Using a grounded theory approach, 20 individuals were interviewed about their experiences. Analysis revealed that a combination of internal and external factors contributed or hindered their life-career trajectories. Meaning making, social support and behavioural coping emerged as primary coping strategies. Issues with language and accreditation emerged as significant barriers to life-career development. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/27313
Date24 May 2011
CreatorsBusic, Tatijana
ContributorsChen, Charles
Source SetsUniversity of Toronto
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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