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A Collection of Abstracts of Recent Doctoral Research on The Bahamas
Full text linkFive recent doctoral dissertations by College of The Bahamas faculty or by Bahamians
Applying the Bio-Ecological Model of Intelligence to the Wechsler Scales in The Bahamas
Full text linkThis paper contains information about theory and application of the bio-ecological model of intelligence by Sharon Gopaul-McNicol. The validity, reliability and normative samples of the Wechsler scales will be described. Examples of how this model is applied to the Wechsler scales will be demonstrated. Emphasis will be placed on children of varying cultures living in the Bahamas. Twenty-nine Bahamian children completed the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition (WISC-III) in The Bahamas using the bio-ecological model of intelligence. This small sample revealed that once this model was utilized the Bahamian children improved their intelligence quotient (IQ)
Review article of: Urbanization and Urban Growth in the Caribbean by Malcolm Cross (Cambridge University Press, 1979)
Full text linkReview of the book Urbanization and Urban Growth in the Caribbean by Malcolm Cross (Cambridge University Press, 1979
Historic Nassau by Gail Saunders and Donald Cartwright (Macmillan Caribbean, 1979)
Full text linkReview of the book Historic Nassau
A Note on the Cause of the Nuisance of Barking at Night on New Providence, The Bahamas
Full text linkBarking dogs, both roaming and unowned, are regarded as a nuisance throughout New Providence. With most dogs being owned for protection, either as watch or guard dogs, it is apparent that many people keep dogs specifically to bark. This observational study of 551 dogs, in 14 areas of greater Nassau, showed that confined, barking dogs constituted the single largest group of dogs (37.4%) observed at night. A smaller percentage of unconfined (48.0) the confined dogs (68.5%) barked at night. Almost half (45.5%) of the roamers observed were unconfined. The study indicated that confined dogs constitute the majority of barking dogs and so are the major causes of the nuisance of barking at night
The Special Case of Women in Formal Education Hierarchies
Full text linkThis paper examines the subordinate position of women in formal education hierarchies in three of the world's foremost democracies: Canada, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America.
The paper has two major themes: that the causes of women's underachievement are to be found in (i) the conditions responsible for their entry into and concentration in the lower ranks of the teaching profession and (2) the social, cultural and psychological factors which collectively have kept them in subordinate positions.
The discussion draws mainly on the arguments put forward by a number of published researchers, foremost among them being Hennig and Jardin (1977), Prentice (1977) and Byrne (1978). It concludes that the status quo may be attributed to such complex causes as: historical tradition, prejudice and vested interest, the inferior education of women leading to underachievement; the ill-equipping of women (by virtue of their upbringing) for managerial jobs embedded in a male-oriented culture; the failure of women themselves to accept their changing roles
Editorial
Full text linkEditorial for Volume 10. New name for the journal: College of The Bahamas Research Journa