International Journal of Bahamian Studies
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Editorial
Get PDFThis year marks the fifth consecutive year of publication of a research journal by The College of The Bahamas. Conducting and publishing the results of research is the hallmark of a university and The College of The Bahamas is moving steadily toward that goal. The journal is one shard of evidence of the scholarly activity in the College and it is with great pride that we can announce that all articles in this year’s volume were written by College faculty
Remembering “The Contract”: A Bibliography About Bahamian Labour Migration
Get PDFThis bibliography was compiled to bring together books, scholarly articles, governmental reports and biographical accounts relating to migration of Bahamians to the United States on The Contract between 1943 and 1965. It is intended to supplement the paper by Thompson that is published in this volume of the International Journal of Bahamian Studies and to provide the student of Bahamian history with the stepping stones needed to delve into further research on this fascinating topic
Knowing Your Ancestors: A Survey of Bahamians' Knowledge of Their Progenitor's Names
Get PDFAn on-line survey of 1,447 persons indicate that almost all participants (98.4%) knew both their biological father and mother. However, few (7.6%) knew the names of all their great grandparents. The direct female relations on the maternal side were more likely to be known than other similar relations on the paternal side. This knowledge of names confirms the matrifocal nature of Bahamian families and indicates the need for families to take steps to preserve their own history, so as to provide a sense of identity
Doctoral Dissertations by College of The Bahamas Faculty or about The Bahamas, 2008-2012
Get PDFIt has been four years since the International Journal of Bahamian Studies last published a compilation of doctoral dissertations written by College of the Bahamas faculty or dissertations by scholars worldwide with content relevant to Bahamian studies
Remembering “The Contract”: Recollections of Bahamians
Get PDFBetween 1943 and 1965 an estimated 30,000 Bahamian men and women migrated temporarily to the United States on short-term contracts to work in the agricultural sector. The programme, known as the British West Indies Labor Program, was created to fill labour shortages caused when Americans left the farms to work in more profitable war industries or to serve in the armed forces during World War II. In the Bahamas the programme was sometimes referred to as “The Contract” because each worker signed a contractual agreement to work in the United States. Drawing upon oral histories collected in the early 1990s, this paper uses the recollections of former Contract workers to explore the personal, economic and social ramifications of their experiences working on the Contract
A Paradigm Shift in Law Enforcement Training in the Bahamas: Teacher-Centered to Learner-Centered.
Get PDFThis study focused on determining whether the learning preference of law enforcement officers in the Bahamas was either pedagogical (teacher-centered) or andragogical (student-centered). Law enforcement personnel in a Bahamian police department were administered the Student Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ) developed by Christian (1982). One hundred and sixty-eight individuals completed the SOQ. Chi square statistics were calculated on the variables of educational level and gender. The preferred learning orientation was primarily andragogical; those with higher education levels tended to have a higher andragogical orientation. There were no differences by gender. As a result of the findings, a three-step approach is proposed to transition the training environment from one that is teacher-centered to one that is learner-centered
Sound and Fury: Newspaper Coverage of the Marital Rape Debate in New Providence
Get PDFWe examined the coverage appearing in two Bahamian newspapers of the public debate regarding a proposed bill in 2009 to criminalize marital rape in The Bahamas. We examined the arguments that appeared in newspaper coverage to analyze the ways the newspaper media framed the debate and found that coverage of the debate was mixed but relied heavily on opinions and stereotypical beliefs rather than on facts
Art Music by Caribbean Composers: Introduction to Volume 1: Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, & U.S. Virgin Islands
Get PDFThe goal of this project, now in its first volume, is to identify and list all available information on the art-music tradition of the Caribbean region - starting with the countries of Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica and the US Virgin Islands. It will, ultimately, form a comprehensive document of value to musicians, ethnomusicologists, historians, researchers, educators and students
Preliminary Survey of the Spider Fauna of Great Inagua, Bahamas, W.I.
Get PDFDuring a 10-day period between December 2010 and January 2011, a variety of habitats on the island of Great Inagua, Bahamas, West Indies, were surveyed for the presence of spiders. Sampling efforts produced roughly equal species richness in both natural habitats and those that were man made or altered by human activity. Members of the families Araneidae and Tetragnathidae comprised almost half of the species found. Five localities were surveyed from six habitats, including three altered and three natural. Twenty-five species representing ten families were collected
Message from the President of the College of The Bahamas
Get PDFMessage from the President of the College of The Bahama