Work experiences of Latina immigrants: A qualitative study

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-30

  Eggerth, Donald E ^a   DeLaney, Sheli C ^a   Flynn, Michael A ^a   Jacobson, C Jeff ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

immigrant workers; Latina o; multicultural; qualitative research; work experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855949235     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: 15560856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845311417130     Document Type: Article

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