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Book Review of Zafar, Samra (with Meg Masters). (2019). A Good Wife: Escaping the Life I Never Chose. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
No full textBook Review of Robertson, David A. (2020). Black Water: Family, Legacy and Blood Memory. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers.
No full textBook Review of Eckler, Rebecca. (2019). Blissfully Blended Bullshit: The Uncomfortable Truth of Blending Families. Toronto: Dundurn Press.
No full textReal Love or the Dark Reality of Human Trafficking? A Literature Examination of Filipina Mail-Order Brides
No full textThis paper examines available literature of the practice of the mail-order bride industry, both within historical and contemporary contexts, with particular emphasis on Filipina women. With thousands of women immigrating to Western countries annually through the unregulated market of the marriage-order industry, scholars offer differing perspectives on the legitimacy of the arrangements. This paper analyzes the arguments made by scholars that the practice is inherently abusive, subjecting women to human trafficking. It also considers the arguments that mail-order marriages can be an empowering opportunity, citing the economic and social advantages afforded by immigrating to Western countries. Lastly, through available research which conducted interviews with mail-order brides, this paper examines women’s firsthand experiences and thoughts regarding the industry and their satisfaction within their marriages.  
Book Review of Worley, Kristen and Joanna Schneller. (2019). Woman Enough: How a Boy became a Woman and Changed the World of Sport. Toronto: Random House Canada
No full textMathematics Students\u27 Coping Behaviour, Happiness, and Self-efficacy in the New Normal: Correlation and K-means Cluster Analysis
No full textStudents in distance education are expected to have low levels of happiness in learning. As such, they must possess coping behaviour and self-efficacy to become motivated in school. This article aims to depict the level of students’ coping behaviour, happiness, and self-efficacy in learning mathematics amid the COVID-19 pandemic and determine their association. Primary data were gathered through Google Forms from 233 available samples of mathematics students at Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines. The data were summarized through selected descriptive statistics and depicted their relationship with the aid of Spearman rho correlation. In addition, K-means clustering was employed to categorize the students into similar characteristics in regard to coping, happiness, and efficacy. The results showed that students during the pandemic are coping, moderately happy, and possess moderate self-efficacy. The correlation analysis revealed that students’ coping behaviour, happiness level, and self-efficacy are highly and directly associated with each other. This suggests that the students’ coping, happiness, and efficacy levels must go together to achieve a good academic performance in mathematics during distance education. Moreover, the K-means clustering analysis revealed that there are a group of students with significantly lower coping behaviour, happiness level, and self-efficacy in learning. In conclusion, mathematics teachers must encourage their students to engage in the classroom to boost their coping, happiness, and efficacy. Furthermore, teachers must give interesting and realistic mathematics activities, however, doable and suitable for online learning amid the health crisis
Influence of Social Status on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students with Disabilities in Kwara State
No full textThis study investigated the influence of social status on academic performance of secondary school students with disabilities in Kwara state. The descriptive survey of a correlational type was adopted for this study. The population for the study comprised all secondary school students with disabilities in Kwara State, while 200 students with disabilities constituted a sample for the study. Social Peer Rejection Scale developed by Asher et al.’s (2001) was adapted for this study. The adapted scale was validated and has a reliability coefficient of 0.89. The data collected were analysed using percentage for demographic data and research questions while the two null hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The results of the findings revealed that 87.0% (n=147) of the secondary school students with disabilities were social rejected and as a result, it has negative influence of the academic performance. The findings also showed that social acceptance influences academic performance of students with disabilities in Kwara State. Implications for counselling practice and recommendations were also made.
 
Book Review of Eckler, Rebecca. (2019). Blissfully Blended Bullshit: The Uncomfortable Truth of Blending Families. Toronto: Dundurn Press.
No full textCauses, Consequences and Strategies for Curbing Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions in Kwara State
No full textThis paper examines the causes, consequences and strategies for curbing sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in Kwara State. The study consisted of a sample size of 630 female students from three selected tertiary institutions in Ilorin metropolis. The instrument used was a questionnaire titled “Causes, Consequences and Strategies for Curbing Sexual Harassment”. The data collected was analysed using One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The results of the findings revealed that there is no significant difference in the causes, consequences and strategies for curbing sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in Kwara State. Based on the findings, this study recommended, among others, that there should be an orientation course to sensitize students on their rights and obligations within which issues of sexual harassment must be featured; that tertiary institutions should provide frameworks that would allow for staff and students to dialogue on the issue of sexual harassment; and that higher institutions should have a written policy for disciplining any erring staff and students on matters bordering on sexual harassment. Schools in conjunction with a student affairs unit should, from time to time, organize workshops on the evils of sexual harassment.
 
COVID-19 Stress in Relation to Parent Emotional Intelligence and Child Mental Health among a Canadian Sample
No full textDue to the unprecedented nature of COVID-19, more studies are needed to examine how parents and children are impacted by the pandemic, and more specifically the role of parental Emotional Intelligence (EI) in the link between COVID-19 stressors and child mental health outcomes. This cross-sectional study investigated the relationships between COVID-19 stressors, parental EI, and child anxiety and depression outcomes. Fifty parents (mean age = 41.98 years; 88% mothers) of children between the ages of 8-11 years old (mean age = 9.46 years; 74% boys) completed online questionnaires assessing COVID-19 stress, parental EI, and child anxiety and depression symptoms. Although no significant results were found between parent COVID-19 stress, parent EI, and child depression symptoms, the results suggest that parental COVID-19 stress was related to child anxiety. Exploratory analyses were conducted examining specific domains of COVID-19 stress, parental EI, and child anxiety and depression symptoms. Findings indicate the resilience of child mood and parental EI to COVID-19 stress among this sample, as well as child anxiety being a potential area of risk during the pandemic. Knowledge of these associations gives insight into areas to prioritize for mental health clinicians in assessment and intervention.
Public significance statement: There is a need for more research on parent and child psychological outcomes during COVID-19. This study suggests an association specifically between parental COVID-19 stress and child anxiety, and not with child depressive symptoms. Findings help with better understanding the experiences of families during COVID-19.