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Shan, Hongxia – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: The paper aims to explore the emotion learning experiences of some Chinese immigrants in Canadian engineering workplaces. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on life history style interviews with 14 Chinese immigrant engineers and 14 key informant interviews. Findings: Research respondents constructed a competitive, masculine,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Asians, Work Environment
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Maitra, Srabani; Shan, Hongxia – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose--The paper seeks to explore workers' learning in relation to the racialized and gendered organization of contingent work. Design/methodology/approach--This paper is informed by Marxist theorization of labour power and learning. It draws on the interview data of 24 highly educated immigrant women from the research project "Skilled In…
Descriptors: Females, Work Environment, Immigrants, Employed Women