Attraction and Retention of Immigrants in Small Centres: The Case of Kingston, Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Thurston
Keyword(s):  
Census Data ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Community Analysis ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
Government Responsibility ◽  
Community Attitudes ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Attraction And Retention ◽  
Taking Action

Rising concern over the large number of immigrants who have settled in Canada’s three largest municipalities (Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver) in the last two decades, has combined with recent concern over economic decline in some of Canada’s less populated regions to create a push for an increase in municipal government responsibility for issues related to immigration. This has sparked a trend in small municipalities taking action to increase their ability to attract and retain newcomers to their area. This paper explores this process through a case study of Kingston, Ontario, using 2001 and 2006 Census data and interviews with key informants in the community. Analysis of a number of factors in Kingston related to immigrant needs and community attitudes, resulted in the conclusion that this third-tier municipality is in the beginning stages of taking appropriate steps towards the sustainable attraction and retention of immigrant residents.

Attraction and Retention of Immigrants in Small Centres: The Case of Kingston, Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Thurston
Keyword(s):  
Census Data ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Community Analysis ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
Government Responsibility ◽  
Community Attitudes ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Attraction And Retention ◽  
Taking Action

Rising concern over the large number of immigrants who have settled in Canada’s three largest municipalities (Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver) in the last two decades, has combined with recent concern over economic decline in some of Canada’s less populated regions to create a push for an increase in municipal government responsibility for issues related to immigration. This has sparked a trend in small municipalities taking action to increase their ability to attract and retain newcomers to their area. This paper explores this process through a case study of Kingston, Ontario, using 2001 and 2006 Census data and interviews with key informants in the community. Analysis of a number of factors in Kingston related to immigrant needs and community attitudes, resulted in the conclusion that this third-tier municipality is in the beginning stages of taking appropriate steps towards the sustainable attraction and retention of immigrant residents.

scholarly journals VERHEAD CRANE ANTI-SWING SYSTEM BASED ON THE PONTRYAGIN’S MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE

Transport ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronislovas Spruogis ◽  
Arūnas Jakštas ◽  
Vladimir Gičan ◽  
Vytautas Turla
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical System ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Engineering Problem ◽  
Total System ◽  
Crane Control ◽  
Overhead Cranes ◽  
Technological Processes ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
In The Beginning

Overhead cranes are widely used at industrial enterprises for transportation of materials and products. They are successfully adaptable to technological processes used at an enterprise and their exploitation is inexpensive; in addition, the price of cranes is relatively low. However, extension of requirements set for technological processes results in shortened time for transportation and stiffened requirements for accuracy of cargo delivery and cargo safety. In the attempts to satisfy the latter requirements, particular attention is paid to swings of the cargo-holding rope. There is a number of factors that cause increased requirements for the control system of the crane drive. The slewing movement affects the total system of the crane and aggravates the crane movement control. In modern overhead cranes, the abilities and qualification of an operator (who is assisted by a certain anti-swing system) predetermine the cargo swings and the accuracy of its positioning. The said circumstance latterly caused a particular attention to computerisation of overhead crane control. However, a nonlinearity of the mechanical system of a crane and complicated control of swings often cause undesirable swings, in particular in the beginning and the end of cargo transporting process, thus reducing the efficiency of usual crane control systems. In addition, it should be taken into account that the parameters of a crane, as a controlled mechanical system, depend on the cargo and the conditions of its transportation. Consequently, a development of an effective cargo swing reduction system is a currently topical engineering problem.

LEARNING TO BE ENTREPRENEURIAL IN VOCATIONAL TEACHER EDUCATION

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heikki Hannula ◽  
Taru Dorra
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Vocational Teachers ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Vocational Teacher ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Taking Action

Being entrepreneurial is a concept which has evoked interest in the context of entrepreneurship education.  It is a desirable quality not only among people already in working life but also among students, teachers and learning organizations.  Teachers are a group who by their own example can serve as a model for others.  Through their own entrepreneurial example teachers can encourage their own students to be entrepreneurial.  Therefore, it is appropriate that the entrepreneurial activities will be learned already during the teacher education. Observations of the entrepreneurial approach of two groups who began their studies at HAMK were initiated in August 2011.  Instead of the normal teacher-led training the groups of students were divided according to the tenets of Problem-Based Learning into small groups. Each group was assigned the responsibility for the independent planning, implementation and assessment of studies pertaining to vocational teacher education.  The task of the instructors was to monitor the activities and to intervene only when necessary.  In the reactions and development of the students the phases of the risk pedagogy model proposed by Paula Kyrö could be discerned- confusion, taking action and learning to take risk. The students in the groups responded twice to questionnaires addressed to them.  The first questionnaire was implemented in the beginning of studies and the second at the end of studies. The observations of the teacher educators and students were also analyzed.  It can be concluded/stated as a conclusion that in the early stage the students were confused, and partly also angry.  Taking action, however, yielded results and the prospective teachers realized that they had coped with the challenges.  Eventually in the course of implementation there actually emerged competition in regards to which group had achieved the highest quality implementation.  Thus through experiences of being teachers, the prospective teachers also learned the matters pertaining being entrepreneurial, such as responsibility and risk-taking. The purpose of this article is to describe the story of the growth of prospective vocational teachers. First we present the key concepts used in the research. Thereafter we describe the studies of the prospective teachers as a whole.  Next we introduce the prospective teachers’ and instructors’ experiences of the implementation phase.  Finally we both draw conclusions about the implementation and endeavor to stimulate discussion on the further development of entrepreneurial education.

scholarly journals Globalization, Free Trade, And Outsourcing: A College Students Perspective - Part III

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Morris (Moshe) Speter
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
Business World ◽  
Economic Association ◽  
The Us ◽  
President Elect ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
In The Beginning

As globalization becomes a growing factor in the US business world, it is important to understand what college students know and think about the subject. In the beginning of 2008, a survey was undertaken among a convenient and disperse group of students.  The survey was conducted in NY and Connecticut among undergraduate and graduate students.  The survey results were presented at Thirty Fifth Northeast Business & Economic Association conference in November 2008.  Between the time that the first survey was taken and the second, there have been seismic changes in the US. Then the elected president was George W. Bush, a Republican, and today the president elect is Barak H. Obama, a Democrat.  The Republicans, in general, and President Bush, in particular, were “internationalists” and strong advocates of free trade.  The Democratic party philosophy was more domestically-oriented being anti-free trade, in general, and NAFTA, in particular. Additionally, the economic situation was perceptually better then than now.  These changes were reflected in the attitudes of the college students that were surveyed. In 2009, the survey was repeated. After a devastating economic decline worldwide with millions of jobs lost in the US, the attitudes of college students in NY were again surveyed to measure any impact on their attitudes on globalization.

Land Pattern of Highly Urbanizing Cities: Change in Built-up Area, Population Density and Spatial Development of the Sprawling Dar es Salaam City

2021 ◽  
pp. 097542532199803
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Msuya ◽  
Irene Moshi ◽  
Francis Levira
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Spatial Features ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Dar Es Salaam City ◽  
The City

Dar es Salaam is one of the most diverse cities in Tanzania in terms of its physical, social, economic, environmental and spatial features. This diversity has contributed to differences in built-up area, population density, as well as the pace of spatial development across different parts of the city. This study aims to examine the relationship between physical built-up area changes in Dar es Salaam, population density change and spatial development using remote sensing images and census data. The study finds that the city population has grown tremendously, with peri-urban wards in particular having experienced positive growth. Dar es Salam’s built-up area change and urban sprawl emerging at the city’s edges distinctly follows the pattern of demographic change. This is accompanied by substantial compact growth in the inner parts of the city. A number of factors such as transport, residential development, migration, high natural growth rates, public policies and land speculation are found to have contributed to these changes. Overall, the study aims to aid planning authorities in effectively responding to the rapid spatial development taking place in the city, for which a holistic approach that combines an understanding of physical and demographic changes is needed. By investigating the changing patterns in land use within this highly urbanizing city, it aims to generate insights into urban development control machineries and identify their underlying dynamics.

Small-Town America

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Wuthnow
Keyword(s):  
Small Town ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
Religious Congregations ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
The Social

More than thirty million Americans live in small, out-of-the-way places. Many of them could have joined the vast majority of Americans who live in cities and suburbs. They could live closer to more lucrative careers and convenient shopping, a wider range of educational opportunities, and more robust health care. But they have opted to live differently. In this book, we meet factory workers, shop owners, retirees, teachers, clergy, and mayors—residents who show neighborliness in small ways, but who also worry about everything from school closings and their children's futures to the ups and downs of the local economy. Drawing on more than 700 in-depth interviews in hundreds of towns across America and three decades of census data, the book shows the fragility of community in small towns. It covers a host of topics, including the symbols and rituals of small-town life, the roles of formal and informal leaders, the social role of religious congregations, the perception of moral and economic decline, and the myriad ways by which residents in small towns make sense of their own lives. It also tackles difficult issues such as class and race, abortion, homosexuality, and substance abuse. The book paints a rich panorama of individuals who reside in small communities, finding that, for many people, living in a small town is an important part of self-identity.

scholarly journals Medios tradicionales: abrirse al mundo digital o sucumbir

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
Diego Montalván ◽  
Jorge Galán
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Radio Station ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Strategies

This inductive study emphasizes the impact that the penetration of the internet and social networks has had on the Ecuadorian media; In addition, it makes a historical recount, reviews recent indicators on the Ecuadorian radio, television and press, and takes as a reference four cases from Cuenca, Ecuador: the newspapers El Mercurio and El Tiempo, and the Modulated Amplitude, radio station Ondas Azuayas and La Voz del Tomebamba. The financial statements of these four companies show the economic decline between 2009 and 2019, and the results of a quantitative research, through a survey applied in November 2020 to 405 people, show the growing preference of users of digital media. that confirms the crisis of the traditional press. The analysis also raises the need to implement adjustments in business models, introduce new strategies and content to report, review the training of journalists in training and evaluate in the future the news ventures that have arisen in the beginning of the second decade of the second millennium.

scholarly journals Of Victims and Saviors: Government Rhetoric on OFWs on Death Row Abroad

Plaridel ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-112
Author(s):  
Karen Y. Varona
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Persuasive Communication ◽  
Personal Choice ◽  
Government Responsibility ◽  
Death Row ◽  
High Profile ◽  
The Government ◽  
Philippine Government ◽  
Taking Action

Crisis communication is a strategy wherein governments (and other institutions) “feed” messages to media to persuade citizens they are taking action to keep crises under control (Baubion, 2013). Press statements and releases are among the most common forms of persuasive communication used to influence public discourse (Carbonero, 2013). Spurred by the high-profile Mary Jane Veloso case in Indonesia in 2015, this study looks into Philippine government representation of cases of OFWs on death row abroad. Results showed the persistence of the bagong bayani construction, with emphasis on personal choice and responsibility. That is, OFWs on death row were represented as victims of their own actions, thus constructing the cases as a migrant rather than a government responsibility. In contrast, the government was represented as an all-out and relentless savior, and strong it its policies. Findings suggest the need for government to recognize these cases as part of the bigger human/drug trafficking problem-a government problem-as an initial step to a solution; and that media should be more critical in using press statements/releases and seek to broaden discourse by incorporating the views of migrants and advocates.

scholarly journals Different approaches to the scientific investigation of music

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 61-71
Author(s):  
Sanja Sreckovic
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Scientific Investigation ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Philosophical Understanding

The paper deals with the approaches to researching music from the scientific perspective. It is argued that the scientific literature concerning music contains two different methodological approaches which significantly determine the range of possible conclusions to be reached by the research. The approach ?from the outside? investigates music by automatically applying to music the more general conclusions concerning human cognition and other capacities and behaviors. Thus, this approach omits music?s internal factors. In contrast, the approach ?from within? consists in empirically investigating reactions to music, capacities necessary for its understanding, performing, etc., and their relationships with the reactions and capacities outside the domain of music. The paper shows that, even though the scientific research of music is still in the beginning stage, the approach from within enables more complete explanations concerning music, due to taking into account a larger number of factors relevant for philosophical understanding of the phenomenon of music.

Drug Induced Changes in Cell Organelles

1968 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 110-111
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Luse
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Cell Organelles ◽  
Riboflavin Deficiency ◽  
Drug Induced ◽  
New Era ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Cellular Pathology ◽  
Induced Changes ◽  
The Impact

In the mid-nineteenth century Virchow revolutionized pathology by introduction of the concept of “cellular pathology”. Today, a century later, this term has increasing significance in health and disease. We now are in the beginning of a new era in pathology, one which might well be termed “organelle pathology” or “subcellular pathology”. The impact of lysosomal diseases on clinical medicine exemplifies this role of pathology of organelles in elucidation of disease today.Another aspect of cell organelles of prime importance is their pathologic alteration by drugs, toxins, hormones and malnutrition. The sensitivity of cell organelles to minute alterations in their environment offers an accurate evaluation of the site of action of drugs in the study of both function and toxicity. Examples of mitochondrial lesions include the effect of DDD on the adrenal cortex, riboflavin deficiency on liver cells, elevated blood ammonia on the neuron and some 8-aminoquinolines on myocardium.

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