dc.contributor.advisor | McLean, Gary N. | |
dc.creator | Mena, Diana | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-19T15:30:09Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-22T18:01:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-08-31T05:33:58Z | |
dc.date.created | 2012-08 | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-10-19 | |
dc.date.submitted | August 2012 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2012-08-11539 | |
dc.description.abstract | What is the meaning of the Mexican-American's job displacement and participation in a training program? To answer this question, this study adopted hermeneutic phenomenology as a methodological approach. My intention was to search for deep meaning of job displacement followed by entering an educational program.
Ten Mexican-American individuals who had been displaced from their job due to economic and trade reasons, and who later participated in a retraining program, were interviewed. Tentative themes were drawn from the analysis, and 15 thematic categories were confirmed after follow-up interviews. The themes were: Mexican-American Culture, Machismo, Self-determination, Resilience, Union Membership, Job Security, Have Someone Advocate for Their Rights, Job Displacement, Trade-related Closure, Breach of the Psychological Contract, Emotional Distress, Education and Retraining, Entrepreneurship and Problems with Workforce Benefits.
The themes were expanded based on participants' words and then discussed through a post-analysis literature review. Recommendations were made to government and non-government organizations advocating for a potential change in policies. Recommendations were also provided to healthcare providers and to U.S. American workers. Finally, recommendations were made for future research. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject | Displaced workers | en |
dc.subject | job loss | en |
dc.subject | retraining | en |
dc.subject | Mexican-American | en |
dc.subject | Hispanic | en |
dc.subject | Latinos | en |
dc.subject | trade-related job loss | en |
dc.subject | workforce agency | en |
dc.subject | Workforce Investment Act | en |
dc.subject | Trade Adjustment Assistance | en |
dc.subject | breach of the psychological contract | en |
dc.subject | machismo | en |
dc.subject | resilience | en |
dc.subject | bargaining union | en |
dc.subject | adult learning | en |
dc.subject | NAFTA. | en |
dc.title | The Experience of Job-Displaced Mexican-Americans From San Antonio, Texas Who Have Received Retraining | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.department | Educational Administration and Human Resource Development | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Educational Human Resource Development | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Callahan, Jamie | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Egan, Toby | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Lindner, James | |
dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
local.embargo.terms | 2015-08-31 | |