Analyzes the situation of English-speaking African-Caribbeans in Canada as they strive to attain upward social & economic mobility. Census data, 1981-2007, and qualitative data obtained during 2004-2007 interviews with 90 African-Caribbeans living in Halifax, Toronto, and Calgary are drawn on to explored their employment and education experiences, along with perceptions of racism and how it has impacted their opportunities, health, and well-being.
Brown, Daniel James (author) and Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University, Australia.
Format:
Thesis
Publication Date:
2009-09-03
Published:
Canada
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C30554
Notes:
Posted at http://www.ccnr.net/pratoconf2009/pdfs/brown.pdf, Master of Arts in Communications and Technology, Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, Canada, September 3, 2009.. Presented at the Prato CIRN Community Informatics Conference, Prato, Italy, November 4-6, 2009. 100 pages.
Lambert, Frank (author) and Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2009-11-04
Published:
Canada
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35685
Notes:
Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) Conference 2009, Prato, Italy, November 4-6, 2009. 15 pages., Author finds a successful "top-down" approach for delivering online community information from three levels of Canadian governmental agencies.
