scholarly journals Permanent Black Immigrants’ Experiences of Working in Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Coleman-Bryan
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
African Descent ◽  
Black Immigrants ◽  
Systemic Racism ◽  
Advancement Opportunities ◽  
Black Employment ◽  
Income Status ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
Stable Employment

This Major Research Paper is a qualitative study that utilizes a narrative approach through an anti-Black racism lens to investigate the cultural, historical, political and socioeconomic factors that influences the career advancement and employment journey for Black immigrants in Ontario, specifically those from the Caribbean. This study follows the employment journey of two adults of African descent in Ontario. Through their stories, the two participants detail their experiences with subtle systemic racism and resulting precarious employment. Other common themes that emerged amongst the participants were low income status, blocked career advancement opportunities, maintaining multiple jobs, lack of training specifically for Black immigrant adults, and low wage employment. The paper concludes by highlighting the importance of changing policies and structures in order to remove the barriers to stable employment and career advancement faced by people of African descent. Keywords: Anti-Black Racism, Narrative, Ontario, African, Caribbean, Black, Employment Stability, Systemic and Policy

scholarly journals Permanent Black Immigrants’ Experiences of Working in Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Coleman-Bryan
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
African Descent ◽  
Black Immigrants ◽  
Systemic Racism ◽  
Advancement Opportunities ◽  
Black Employment ◽  
Income Status ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
Stable Employment

This Major Research Paper is a qualitative study that utilizes a narrative approach through an anti-Black racism lens to investigate the cultural, historical, political and socioeconomic factors that influences the career advancement and employment journey for Black immigrants in Ontario, specifically those from the Caribbean. This study follows the employment journey of two adults of African descent in Ontario. Through their stories, the two participants detail their experiences with subtle systemic racism and resulting precarious employment. Other common themes that emerged amongst the participants were low income status, blocked career advancement opportunities, maintaining multiple jobs, lack of training specifically for Black immigrant adults, and low wage employment. The paper concludes by highlighting the importance of changing policies and structures in order to remove the barriers to stable employment and career advancement faced by people of African descent. Keywords: Anti-Black Racism, Narrative, Ontario, African, Caribbean, Black, Employment Stability, Systemic and Policy

scholarly journals What are the expectations of parents from preschool education institutions: Why do they choose? What are they waiting for?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-123
Author(s):  
Sibel Yoleri
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
School Policy ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Significant Difference

The goal of this study was to investigate the expectations of the parents with a child enrolled at a preschool education institution from preschool education institutions. This research was designed as a survey study. The sample of this study consisted of 326 children, enrolled at preschool education institutions in the center of Usak province, and their parents. "Parents' Expectations from Preschool Institutions Questionnaire" developed by Simsek and Ivrendi (2014), and "Demographics Information Form" were used as data collection tools to determine the expectations of parents from preschool education institutions. It was concluded as a result of the study that the parents had a "low level" expectation related to the sub-scales of (teacher, education-family, school policy, informing) of the Parents' Expectations from Preschool Institutions Questionnaire. A significant difference in favor of males was found out in the informing sub-scale according to the t-test results carried out related to parents' expectations in line with the gender of children. The expectations of parents from preschool institutions showed a significant difference according to income status. It was found out that the expectations of families with low income level from preschool institutions were higher compared to the expectations of families with middle- and high-income levels regarding the sub-scales of teacher and education-family.

scholarly journals Socio-Demographic Profile of Schedule Tribes of Five Integrated Tribal Development Agency Spots at Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Tamanna Nazli ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Musculoskeletal Diseases ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Tribal Population ◽  
Development Agency ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Care Facilities

Background: Tribal population is the second largest in India next to Africa, constituting 8.6% of total India population. Tribal population have unique physical, socio-economic and cultural environment but most deprived from health care facilities and vulnerable to malnutrition and diseases. Objective: To study the living condition of tribal people which includes socio-economic, demographic and health status profile along with providing health care facilities to tribes. Methods: Five Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) spots which belongs to Chenchu tribe of Kurnool district Andhra Pradesh were adopted. Data was collected through house-to-house survey and in Mobile medical camps in a pre-tested questionnaire provided by CCRUM. Results: A total of 3174 patients were screened among them 584 person of 130 families were selected for data collection. Majority (93.07%) were Hindu in the age group 21-30 years (31.6%), with male preponderance. Education status was fair (42.63%) population were illiterate. The basis amenities were good, (93.84%) use piped drinking water, all had open drainage system, (91.53%) use LPG, (89.23%) household surveys have pucca house, and (77.69%) use pit toilet. More than half of them (54.79%) were married, (70.16%) adopted permanent sterilization for family planning, 107 females registered when pregnant, majority delivered at hospital (53.44%), mostly (93.91%) visited family welfare center, 117(90%) household don’t have government health facility other than PHC or MCH. Conclusion: Low-income status, less literacy rate, and unhygienic sanitary conditions were common among Chenchu tribe of Andhra Pradesh. Majority of them (25.87%) suffered from Musculoskeletal diseases reported to OPD of mobile medical camps.

scholarly journals The Determinants of Turnover Intention among Bank Employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Employee Relations ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Advancement Opportunities ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Inferential Analysis ◽  
Bank Employees

The aim of this study is to identify the determinants of turnover intention among bank employees in Kuala Lumpur. Specifically, the objective of this study is to assess the relationships between employee relations, working environment and conditions, compensation and benefit packages, career advancement opportunities and turnover intention. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed among bank employees in the Masjid Jamek area and the researchers successfully collected 120 questionnaires from the respective respondents. All the data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 23.0 version. Two types of data analysis were used - descriptive analysis and inferential analysis. Descriptive analysis was used to study the respondent demographic information such as age, gender, education level, length of services, and monthly income level. Meanwhile, the inferential analysis was used to examine the relationships between employee relations, working environment and conditions, compensation and benefit packages, career advancement opportunities and turnover intention. The results show that the relationship between turnover intention and employee relations is weak. However, working environment and conditions, compensation and benefit packages, and career advancement opportunities are moderately correlated to turnover intention among bank employees. Based on a multiple regression analysis, working environment and conditions, and compensation and benefit packages have negative and significant relationship with turnover intention.

scholarly journals Impact of regional differences in stroke symptom awareness and low-income status on seeking emergency medical service in China

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Yuan ◽  
Guang-Liang Shan ◽  
Sheng-De Li ◽  
Chun-Peng Gao ◽  
Li-Ying Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Stroke Symptom ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Symptom Awareness

Environmental racism in the heartland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genna Reed ◽  
Beto Lugo-Martinez ◽  
Casey Kalman
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Kansas City ◽  
Respiratory Illness ◽  
Systemic Racism ◽  
Environmental Racism ◽  
Communities Of Color ◽  
Risk Of Exposure ◽  
Negative Health Outcomes

As a result of a legacy of systemic racism,communities of color and low-income communities in Kansas City face a greater risk of exposure to environmental hazards. These hazards are associated with myriad negative health outcomes including cancer, respiratory illness, and shorter life expectancy.

scholarly journals Development of Osteoporosis Screening Algorithm for Population Aged 50 Years and above in Klang Valley, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaanthana Subramaniam ◽  
Chin-Yi Chan ◽  
Ima-Nirwana Soelaiman ◽  
Norazlina Mohamed ◽  
Norliza Muhammad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Osteoporosis Screening ◽  
Malaysian Population ◽  
Reduced Body ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Screening Algorithm ◽  
Klang Valley

Background: The current osteoporosis screening instruments are not optimized to be used among the Malaysian population. This study aimed to develop an osteoporosis screening algorithm based on risk factors for Malaysians. Methods: Malaysians aged ≥50 years (n = 607) from Klang Valley, Malaysia were interviewed and their bone health status was assessed using a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry device. The algorithm was constructed based on osteoporosis risk factors using multivariate logistic regression and its performance was assessed using receiver operating characteristics analysis. Results: Increased age, reduced body weight and being less physically active significantly predicted osteoporosis in men, while in women, increased age, lower body weight and low-income status significantly predicted osteoporosis. These factors were included in the final algorithm and the optimal cut-offs to identify subjects with osteoporosis was 0.00120 for men [sensitivity 73.3% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 54.1%–87.7%), specificity 67.8% (95% CI = 62.7%–85.5%), area under curve (AUC) 0.705 (95% CI = 0.608–0.803), p < 0.001] and 0.161 for women [sensitivity 75.4% (95% CI = 61.9%–73.3%), specificity 74.5% (95% CI = 68.5%–79.8%), AUC 0.749 (95% CI = 0.679–0.820), p < 0.001]. Conclusion: The new algorithm performed satisfactorily in identifying the risk of osteoporosis among the Malaysian population ≥50 years. Further validation studies are required before applying this algorithm for screening of osteoporosis in public.

Pell Grant Versus Income Data in Postsecondary Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 309-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Ochs Rosinger ◽  
Karly S. Ford
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Income Quintile ◽  
Pell Grant ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Economic Diversity ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Income Data ◽  
Recent Policy

Given growing disparities in college enrollment by household income, policymakers and researchers often are interested in understanding whether policies expand access for low-income students. In this brief, we highlight the limitations of a commonly available measure of low-income status—whether students receive a federal Pell grant—and compare it to new data on enrollment by income quintile to evaluate a recent policy effort within elite colleges aimed at expanding access. We demonstrate that Pell is a rough measure of low-income status and that without more detailed data on colleges’ economic diversity, policy evaluations focusing on existing Pell data will suffer from measurement error and potentially miss enrollment effects for moderate- and high-income students.

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