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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"African-Caribbean"”.
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African Caribbean educational experiences in Preston: A case study
… study to identify the experiences of a group of African Caribbean people within the British education system. It also explores the patterns of experiences among three African Caribbean generations in Preston. The study seeks to explain the relative success of minority African Caribbean people in …
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Perspectives on the educational experiences of African/Caribbean boys
… “Perspectives on the educational experiences of African Caribbean boys”. It draws upon the earlier literature in the field of secondary schools (Mac an Ghaill, 1988 and 1994, Gillborn, 1995, Sewell, 1997, Blair, 2001, LDA 2003). But this study adopts a comparative approach, specifically focusing …
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The experience of African Caribbean patients in high secure care
… treatment of black people, particularly African Caribbean men in psychiatric settings, including high security hospitals. This study was conceived and undertaken by a social work practitioner working in Ashworth high secure hospital on Merseyside. The aims of the study were to gather rich …
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Explanatory Models of Recovery From Stroke Within the African-Caribbean Community in Canada
… qualitative research study is to describe how African-Caribbean stroke survivors, who live in Canada, understand their illness and manage their care during the early recovery period. Eight participants who were of African-Caribbean origin who were living in Canada and recovering from a stroke …
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The experiences of African, Caribbean and South Asian women in initial teacher education
This thesis is based on research into the subjective views and experiences of a group of black women student teachers. It is through the women's own voices that an insight is given into the experience of teacher training for black women. The women's motivations to enter initial teacher education …
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Decisional Needs of African, Caribbean, and Black Patients Diagnosed with Brain-Heart Conditions
Equity-deserving groups, including African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) populations, face barriers to equitable brain-heart healthcare. These barriers contribute to unmet decisional needs and challenges in making informed health decisions. For my master's thesis, I aimed to investigate the …
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Exploring the Mental Health Experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black Youth in London, Ontario
… study explores the mental health experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) youth in London, Ontario, investigating how the factors of race, gender, culture, and place have shaped their perceptions and experiences of mental health. The data collection and analysis were conducted using a …
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Multiple disadvantage and black enterprise : aspects of African-Caribbean and South Asian small business.
… enterprises owned by persons of South Asian and African-Caribbean origins. Semi-structured interviews have been conducted with business owners in fifteen locations in England. These interviews have been enriched by a smaller number of in-depth unstructured conversations. Apart from finance, other …
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Works for Caribbean Orchestra: Compositions Reflecting the Music of Grenada and the African Caribbean Diaspora
… thesis, the music and history of Grenada and the African Caribbean diaspora provided inspiration for compositions featuring a seventeen piece orchestra with an emphasis on form, structure, harmony, rhythm, melody and dynamics. This research includes four original musical compositions, tailored …
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European development policies towards African, Caribbean and Pacific countries: from Lomé to Economic Partnership Agreements
This paper aims to examine and evaluate the relationship between the EU and ACP countries from the Lomé Conventions to the current Cotonou Agreement, and, in particular, the new Economic Partnership Agreements which will affect the ACP countries by far more than the European Union. This paper is …
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The impact of African Caribbean settlers on the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Britain 1952-2001
… of this research is to examine the impact, which African Caribbean Settlers had on the British Seventh-day Adventist church from 1952-2001, and to determine what characterises Adventist mission in Britain and worldwide today. Before the arrival of African Caribbean settlers, the British SDA …
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Culture and Diet: Food Choice among Black African and African-Caribbean Women with Type 2 Diabetes
People of Black African heritage in the UK have increased susceptibility of being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) compared to the general White population. Nutrition is central in halting T2DM and the progression of complications such as cardiovascular diseases. However, little is …
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Evaluating small business performance : a matched pair analysis of African Caribbean owned businesses in the UK
African Caribbean Owned Businesses (ACOBs) have been postulated as having performance-related problems especially when compared with other ethnic minority groups in Britain. This research investigates if ACOBs may be performing less than similar firms in the population and why this maybe so. …
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“..Here to stay… so…..deal with it”: Experiences and Perceptions of Black British African Caribbean People about Nursing Careers.
… personal views and experiences of black British African Caribbean (BBAC) people as students and clinical participants in UK nursing careers. Previous research about their nursing career choices has always been reported as part of other mixed BME cohorts and migrant groups. Indications in the …
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The Influence of Culture on the Views of Black African/African-Caribbean Men Living In the UK Towards Cancer
… affecting black men. Little is known about black African (BA) and black African-Caribbean (BAC) men’s view towards cancer; yet culture and acculturation determine the way in which people understand, explain and develop their attitudes towards cancer. Hence, cancer prevention and early detection …
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A qualitative study exploring the experience of moving out of the family home for African Caribbean people with learning disabilities
… experience of moving out of the family home for African Caribbean people with learning disabilities. This ethnic group appear to be overrepresented in residential services and are at greater risk of being diagnosed with mental health problems than other ethnic groups. Six African Caribbean people …
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Housing wealth and accumulation: Home ownership experiences of African Caribbean families migrating to Birmingham and London in the period 1950-1970
… to this field by exploring the experiences of African Caribbean post war families. There are a number of original points of departure to this literature that this study makes. Links are made with Caribbean migration and social anthropology literatures in developing fresh perspectives on the …
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'Spaces to speak' of sour milk : exploring African-Caribbean-British women's activism and agency on childhood sexual abuse from the 1980s to the present day
… of this research study is to add the voices of African- Caribbean British female victim-survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to existing knowledge(s) on childhood sexual victimization. In so doing the study will examine whether racialisation, racism and cultural identity and cultural …
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