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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Visible Minority"”.
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Issues of religious diversity affecting visible minority ethnic police personnel in the work place
… issues of religious diversity affecting visible minority ethnic police personnel in the workplace specifically from 1995 to December 2003. This thesis neither engages in theological / philosophical debates concerning the encounter between religions, nor concentrates on theoretical / …
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Exploratory study of the administrative work life experiences of selected visible minority female school principals
… practices, the work life experiences of visible minority female school principals are unheard and absent from educational leadership research in Canada. In light of the fact that the student population in Canadian schools is increasingly diversifying, it is important to examine the …
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Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care accessibility among visible minority females living in Canadian metropolitan cities
… reported more barriers to accessing care than visible minority females. Caution should be taken when interpreting these results. The use of health services differs within different ethnicities. Access to health care is multi-dimensional and is strongly influenced by one’s knowledge, values, …
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Examining Mental Health Status and Mental Health Service Utilization by Visible Minority Immigrants in Canada: Adopting a Social Determinants of Health and Intersectionality Approach
The number of visible minority immigrants to Canada is increasing rapidly. However, studies on mental health experiences associated with migration-related challenges are limited. Drawing on social determinants of health and intersectionality frameworks, this study investigated the relationship …
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Exploring the Career Pathways, Professional Integration and Lived Experiences of Regulated Nurses in Ontario, Canada
… foreign-born nurses, especially IENs and visible minority nurses, face more complex systemic and multidimensional challenges in transitioning into the profession. I conclude from this study that the segmented assimilation theory cannot accurately capture immigrants’ experiences in nursing …
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"People Like Me": Racialized Teachers and the Call for Community
… half of its population identifying as being a “visible minority” (Statistics Canada, 2010). As a result, the field of education faces the question of how to meet the needs of their transforming student demographics. Numerous researchers and institutional policies have responded to these changes …
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Serving Resistance on the Menu: The Cultural Politics of Filipino Cuisine in Winnipeg and Ottawa
… in Canada. Filipinos are the fourth largest visible minority group in Canada yet their cuisine remains underrepresented in the Canadian foodscape compared to other Asian groups. By comparing Winnipeg and Ottawa’s contexts, I explore how Filipino cuisine entrepreneurs “do” Filipino cuisine …
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Kiskinawacihcikana: Aboriginal women faculty experiences in the academy
… same manner that the hiring of women and other visible minority faculty raised questions about the structures and culture of the university. These women have successfully attained status positions as tenured and tenure-track faculty. While some of their experience may be explained by their …
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‘A river under the earth’: the silencing of conflict-related sexual violence survivors in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo
… In this investigation, the apparatuses that a visible minority of survivors mobilise to publicly give voice to their lived experiences are also identified and critically analysed. With the objective of addressing silencing as a series of micro-mechanisms of broader mobilisations of power, this …
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Identity Politicking: New Candidacies and Representations in Contemporary Canadian Politics
… for leaders; (3) the compensatory labour that minority politicians perform; (4) alignments and allegiances between politicians and grassroots movements.The first case of the dissertation examines media coverage of a charity-boxing match between Liberal Member of Parliament Justin Trudeau and …
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Inside/Outside/In-between: Understanding how Jewish Identity Impacts the Lives and Narratives of Ashkenazi Female Public School Educators
… Ashkenazi Jews in the United States are not a visible minority, it often becomes difficult to distinguish what/who is a Jew. As many Jewish females may appear to be of the dominant culture, they often get overlooked in discussions and courses on teacher education and …
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Immigrant Identities and Geographies of Belonging: Jamaican Immigrant Organizations in Toronto
… Jamaican immigrants and compare them with other visible minority immigrants. The research findings show that period of arrival differentiates Jamaican immigrants. The extent to which Jamaican immigrant organizations were viewed as legitimate sites for negotiating belonging is influenced by the …
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Understanding personal support workers and their role in Ontario.
… providers. Many PSWs are immigrants and visible minority females older than 45 years whose first language is not English (Aronson, Denton, & Zeytinoglu, 2004; Neysmith, Reitsma-Street, Collins, & Porter, 2004; Canadian Research Network for Care in the Community [CRNCC], 2009a). Employment …
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“..Here to stay… so…..deal with it”: Experiences and Perceptions of Black British African Caribbean People about Nursing Careers.
… have a continuous negative impact on them as visible minority students and practitioners in the NHS. They respond to these negative experiences by developing personal resilience aided by strong social and cultural support provided by their families and community. These findings make a unique …
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Making a diversity difference : stories of leadership in creating a more inclusive nursing profession
… they experience growth in the number and size of minority groups, including visible minorities, immigrants, and, in some countries, Indigenous peoples. Society’s institutions, including the health care system and its professional groups, are increasingly challenged to enhance their understanding …
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“What is racism in the new EU anyway?” Examining and comparing the perceptions of British ‘minority ethnic’ and Eastern European ‘immigrant’ youth in Buckinghamshire
… pertain to particular groups of immigrant and minority ethnic groups in England. In particular, the study explores the perceptions and experiences of two groups of diverse young people: British ‘minority ethnic’ and more recently migrated Eastern European ‘immigrant’ youth between the ages of …