Experiences of Foreign-Born Immigrant,Undergraduate Women at a U.S. Institution and Influences on Career

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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.

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foreign-born immigrant women systems theory college students career–life planning

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Experiences of Foreign-Born Immigrant,Undergraduate Women at a U.S. Institution and Influences on Career–Life Planning

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