Students Focus on What They Want

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Davis
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Ethnic Minority Group ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Student Opinion ◽  
Low Expectations ◽  
The Common ◽  
Local Students

As part of a consultation exercise conducted by LTSN Engineering, three focus groups have been facilitated to provide a snapshot of student opinion on learning and teaching in engineering subjects. The three institutions visited were a campus university and two city universities, one postand one pre-1992. The pre-1992 institution had a high proportion of local students from an ethnic minority group. Although there were some local differences, there were some comments that were repeated during all three sessions. This paper will report the results of the focus groups, identifying the common themes that were of importance to the students within their own learning experiences, including methods that helped them to learn. It is interesting to note that the students had fairly low expectations and identified easy to implement activities.

Closing the Circle

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
The State ◽  
Ethnic Minority Group ◽  
Role Of The State

In the concluding chapter, I discuss the various strategies that the Tangsa use in Assam to survive as a small ethnic minority group and how performing identity and ethnicity at festivals can be considered to be yet one more such strategy. This leads to a discussion of Tangsa identity, ethnicity, and culture as well as the role of the state and the Assamese ‘other’ in defining what it means to be Tangsa. In a ‘Taking Stock’ section, I list all my shortcomings, and also all that that still needs to be done before some amount of clarity can be achieved in understanding the complex Tangsa picture. The concluding section summarizes my findings to make clear the underlying and undeniable connection between performing ethnicity and negotiating marginalization.

Genetic diversities of 21 non-CODIS autosomal STRs of a Chinese Tibetan ethnic minority group in Lhasa

2010 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo-feng Zhu ◽  
Chun-mei Shen ◽  
Hong-dan Wang ◽  
Guang Yang ◽  
Jiang-wei Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Ethnic Minority Group ◽  
Autosomal Strs

scholarly journals Comparing the Psychological Well-Being of the Manjo Ethnic Minority with the Non-Manjo Ethnic Group in Kaffa Zone, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Bizuayehu Dengechi Dachachi ◽  
Nigatuwa Worku Woyessa ◽  
Fisseha Mikre Weldmeskel
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Independent Study ◽  
Ethnic Minority Group ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Measurement Units ◽  
High Level

This study examined the level of psychological well-being between the Ethnic Minority group, commonly called “Manjo,” and the majority group called “Gomero.” Psychological well-being questionnaires were administered to a sample of 298 (independent sample from both groups). The findings demonstrated that the non-Manjo (Gomero) Ethnic group possessed a considerably high level of psychological well-being. Statistical differences were found in participants’ psychological well-being across Ethnic groups. According to the results, participants from the Manjo Ethnic Minority group had a lower level of psychological well-being (M = 211.27, SD = 17.51) compared to the majority (Gomero). A statistically significant variation in psychological well-being (theoretically embodied across a broad spectrum of measurement units) among the two independent study groups was reflected. 

Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies in an Ethnic Minority Group in Northern Vietnam

Hemoglobin ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 249-253
Author(s):  
Tuan Mai Anh ◽  
Kanokwan Sanchaisuriya ◽  
Giang Nguyen Kieu ◽  
Dung Nguyen Tien ◽  
Huong Bui Thi Thu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Ethnic Minority Group ◽  
Northern Vietnam

scholarly journals Perspectives on Precision Health Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities and the Physicians That Serve Them

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 137-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa G. Rosas ◽  
Catherine Nasrallah ◽  
Van Ta Park ◽  
Jan J. Vasquez ◽  
Ysabel Duron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Minority Communities ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Precision Health

 Background: In order for precision health to address health disparities, engagement of diverse racial/ethnic minority communi­ties and the physicians that serve them is critical.Methods: A community-based participatory research approach with mixed methods was employed to gain a deeper understanding of precision health research and practice among American Indian, African American, Latino, Chinese, and Vietnamese groups and physicians that serve these communi­ties. A survey assessed demographics and opinions of precision health, genetic testing, and precision health research. Focus groups (n=12) with each racial/ethnic minority group and physicians further explored at­titudes about these topics.Results: One hundred community mem­bers (American Indian [n=17], African American [n=13], Chinese [n=17], Latino [n=27], and Vietnamese [n=26]) and 14 physicians completed the survey and participated in the focus groups. Familiarity with precision health was low among com­munity members and high among physi­cians. Most groups were enthusiastic about the approach, especially if it considered influences on health in addition to genes (eg, environmental, behavioral, social fac­tors). Significant concerns were expressed by African American and American Indian participants about precision health practice and research based on past abuses in bio­medical research. In addition, physician and community members shared concerns such as security and confidentiality of genetic information, cost and affordability of genetic tests and precision medicine, discrimina­tion and disparities, distrust of medical and research and pharmaceutical institutions, language barriers, and physician’s specialty.Conclusions: Engagement of racial/ethnic minority communities and the providers who serve them is important for advancing a precision health approach to addressing health disparities.Ethn Dis. 2020;30(Suppl 1):137-148; doi:10.18865/ed.30.S1.137

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