Search Results - "Jamaica"
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Songs of Freedom: Rural Women’s Experiences of Poverty and Development in Jamaica
Published 2017“…This study examined poverty alleviation strategies of the Government of Jamaica, through an evaluation of the impact of the Rural Economic Development Initiative project on a sample of rural women. …”
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Validity and Psychometric Properties of the Early Development Instrument in Canada, Australia, United States, and Jamaica
Published 2011“…This paper examines the EDI's psychometric properties in four English-speaking countries (Canada, Australia, United States and Jamaica) by evaluating both the internal consistency and factor structures, as well as exploring the association between the EDI's Language and Cognitive Development Domain and a direct assessment of children's receptive vocabulary (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, PPVT). …”
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Effect of oil prices to the emerging stock market in Latin America and Caribbean (Argentina, Brazil and Jamaica) / Nur Afiqah Ali Rahman
Published 2010“…Data of weekly West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil (WTI) price and weekly price index of stock index from three emerging countries namely Argentina, Brazil and Jamaica are selected as variables in this study. The data is collected for the five years period of 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2009and used to estimate the Auto regression Model. …”
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Exploring the enablers and barriers experienced by people with severe and enduring mental illnesses in Jamaica when accessing healthcare for chronic physical illnesses
Published 2023“…This study utilised a convergent mixed-methods design to explore the enablers and barriers to healthcare access for people with severe and enduring mental illness and chronic physical illness in Jamaica. Findings revealed enablers and barriers operated across a socio-ecological model consisting of factors consistent with several social determinants of health including free healthcare, poverty, stigma and discrimination and social support. …”
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Academic partnership to assess the development of institutionalized children in Jamaica
Published 2014“…Five years ago, she created a developmental assessment instrument specific to institutionalized young children in Jamaica.She has used this instrument annually in measuring the cognitive, emotional, physical and social development of children in one specific children’s home.The undergraduate and graduate students who accompany the author on the service learning trips conduct the assessments with her supervision and oversight.The author then meets with the home’s director to discuss each child, noting changes that may have occurred since the previous year’s assessment.By completing these annual assessments, the author has been able to assist the home’s director in recognizing the needs of the children and assisting in planning for their long-term placement.This paper discusses the process in which the author developed this collaborative project with university students in the United States and social services in Jamaica.She identifies the pathways for creating a trusting relationship with service providers and explains how to engage university students in meaningful global service learning.She will also highlight how she tailored the intervention to the specific cultural and situational characteristics of the children served.…”
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Music and emotion links to visitor harassment: a look at Jamaica
Published 2018“…Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to use a study conducted on the Caribbean island of Jamaica to make the case that music might be a plausible suppressant of negative visitor harassment (VH). …”
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Cross-sectional mixed-methods study protocol exploring the enablers and barriers for people with severe and enduring mental illness in Jamaica when accessing healthcare for chronic physical illness
Published 2020“…The current study will be situated in Jamaica and will explore the enablers and barriers to PWSEMI accessing healthcare for CPI. …”
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Enhancing the teaching quality of part-time faculty in a Jamaican adult education institution: (with a focus on continuing professional development)
Published 2011Subjects: “…Continuing Professional Development Jamaica…”
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Representations of women in selected works of Herbert George De Lisser (1878-1944)
Published 2013“…Chapter III examines women as a symbol of Jamaica through the lens of female independence and national identity. …”
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Imperialism and tourism: The case of developing island countries
Published 2015“…The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions residents of developing island countries have of imperialism and tourism; and consequently their support for its development. Data collected in Jamaica, a tourist-dependent and developing island country in the Caribbean were analyzed using a series of multiple regression analyses. …”
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Essays on the fiscal aspects of trade liberalisation
Published 2017“…The third study explores the impact of trade liberalisation under the EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Jamaica by simulating different tariff reform scenarios and comparing the results with the end term EPA as negotiated. …”
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Effect of different shading on the growth performance of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) seedlings
Published 2012“…Linn.) is commonly called Jamaica sorrel, Indian sorrel or red sorrel, is a dicotyledonous and autogamous plant cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fleshy calyces, seeds, leaves and stems. …”
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