Journal of International Migration and Integration
2019
Great Expectations: Perspectives of Young West African Immigrant Men Transitioning to the Canadian Labour Market Without Postsecondary Education (Article)
Wilson-Forsberg S.* ,
Masakure O. ,
Shizha E. ,
Lafrenière G. ,
Mfoafo-M’Carthy M.
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Human Rights and Human Diversity, Wilfrid Laurier University, 130 Grand River Hall, 73 George Street, Brantford, ON N3T 2Y3, Canada
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Human Rights and Human Diversity, Wilfrid Laurier University, 130 Grand River Hall, 73 George Street, Brantford, ON N3T 2Y3, Canada, Business Technology Management, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Canada
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Youth and Children’s Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Canada
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Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Canada
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Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Canada
Abstract
This article employs a life course perspective to examine the life experiences—expectations, disappointments and second chances—of young men from West African immigrant families who did not complete postsecondary education. Specifically, it demonstrates the discrepancy between the education and career expectations that parents have for their sons and the men’s own expectations as they transitioned from high school to the labour market. Based on a larger qualitative study of the postsecondary education decisions of male African immigrant youth in Southern Ontario, Canada, the article highlights the life stories of 20 young men in Toronto who transitioned to adulthood in economically vulnerable families. The findings demonstrate that the young men took a non-linear path to the labour market. © 2019, Springer Nature B.V.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85075232448&doi=10.1007%2fs12134-019-00718-4&partnerID=40&md5=7947c3c45d94f04226028d13d47a3cd8
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-019-00718-4
ISSN: 14883473
Original Language: English