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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"multicultural community"”.
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Intercultural dialogue for civic engagement: Perspectives from the multicultural community
… study using focus groups with 13 ethnocultural community leaders in Edmonton, Alberta. The main goals were to understand from their lived experiences and perspectives how intercultural dialogue could contribute to meaningful and culturally appropriate civic engagement for ethnocultural …
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An exploratory study into home minority language usage and maintenance in bilingual primary school children in Northern Ireland’s growing multicultural community
The idea for this study came about following informal discussions with concerned culturally and linguistically diverse parents of primary school children living in the ABC council area who were raising their children to be bilingual but had concerns about their children’s home minority language …
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Community Cohesion and Countering Violent Extremism in the United States: A Case Study of Metro Detroit
… the country. CVE is being criticized by various community leaders and members due to its inherent criminalizing nature as it is currently put into place by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). By exploring the various meanings of community in a …
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Yardbirds
… arc to engage a fictional west Arkansas mountain community, Ink, and the contemporary post-mill economy evoked. <em>Yardbirds</em> attempts to disorient the traditional notion of point-of-view to recognize the multifaceted power of the land. This work features a multi-racial, bilingual and …
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"A Stranger in a Strange Land": A Translation of “An Icelandic Driver,” a Short Story by J. M. Bjarnason, with Analysis and Introduction to the Author
… Icelander in this story, which describes a multicultural community in Nova Scotia's capital, Halifax. Curiously, all of the story’s characters are not "just" Canadian—they are fellow immigrants, "hyphenated Canadians," and Jews. While the story masterfully describes urban life and the …
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The effectiveness of heritage policy and practice from the perspective of liveability : the case of Kuala Lumpur
… understanding of heritage in the context of a multicultural community and the dimensions that shape the everyday urban experience, aligning closely with the principle of liveability, where cultural diversity, identity and community belonging are central to the quality of life.
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The lived experience of economic migration in the narratives of migrants from post-communist Poland to Britain
… were making an attempt to withdraw from a multicultural community by constructing the negative Other. Exploring lived experience of living and working abroad reveals competitive discourses and ways of coping with ambivalence. Understanding these discursive practices requires knowledge of …
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The impact of African Caribbean settlers on the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Britain 1952-2001
… African elements of oral culture, family and community orientation were also carried over into Adventism in the Caribbean. Adventist teachings, philosophy and life-style were well placed to accommodate these elements. Together with the rapid growth of church membership, the development of …
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Hustadt, Inshallah : Learning from a participatory art project in a trans-local neighbourhood
… the context for and ultimately constructed a new Community Pavilion – a structural platform for participatory exchange. As my art practice is situated in-between architecture and design, sociology and urban studies, the process of the PhD research has been to emphasise my personal involvement and …