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Papers by Mambo Masinda
… British Columbia Centre …, 2008
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Canada Border Services Agency Canada Economic D... more Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Canada Border Services Agency Canada Economic Development for the Regions of Quebec (CED-Q) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Canadian Heritage (PCH) Citizenship and Immigration Canada ( ...
This research looks at immigrants’ citizenship in relation to the funeral rituals that are part o... more This research looks at immigrants’ citizenship in relation to the funeral rituals that are part of their culture. The author argues that denying immigrants’ funeral rituals constitutes a breach of their citizenship rights. The discussion focuses on the disruption caused to Congolese Canadians’ funeral ceremonies through refusals to grant temporary visas to family members from the Congo so that they can complete their funeral ceremony as prescribed by their culture with the Congolese Canadians. The discussion demonstrates that the political recognition of immigrants’ funeral rituals regardless of their cultural background and socioeconomic status may help immigrants feel valued and fully integrated into their host countries.
International Journal of Education, 2017
Radicalization and terrorism engagement studies are complicated waters to swim in due to the comp... more Radicalization and terrorism engagement studies are complicated waters to swim in due to the complexity of many involved variables. I argue that global citizenship education contributes to youth radicalization and terrorism engagement once they realize that global citizenship values are incongruent with local and global adult economic and sociopolitical practices. The discussion elaborates on global citizenship values promoted by global citizenship education and its potential link between youth radicalization and terrorism engagement. The discussion suggests the stronger youth global values the more likely they will radicalize and engage in terrorism.
Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 2006
This article explores university–industry linkages as a strategy for industrialization in Africa.... more This article explores university–industry linkages as a strategy for industrialization in Africa. It presents the advantages of cooperation between university and industry to highlight the importance of collective learning through the sharing of knowledge and resources. The author primarily aims to elicit debate on the strengths and limitations of African universities in collaborating with national and multinational corporations. The article first describes the cultures of both the university and industry, analyses different experience of university–industry collaboration in countries of * Je remercie infiniment Hans Schuetze pour m’avoir permis d’approfondir mes connaissances dans le domaines des collaborations universite-industrie lors de ma recherche postdoctorale a l’Universite de la Colombie britannique (Canada). Je remercie aussi mes evaluateurs pour leurs precieux commentaires qui m’ont aide a ameliorer le document. Cependant je reste responsable des limites de l’article. ** ...
Abstracts: "Local Systems of Innovation What Potential for Less Advanced Countries?" [L... more Abstracts: "Local Systems of Innovation What Potential for Less Advanced Countries?" [Les systemes locaux d'innovation: Queue portee pour les pays moins avances?]. This reflection stems from the observation that the concept of 'local innovation system' is relevant for lesser developed countries in general, and particularly for those of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), because it places emphasis on the black box from which technological development is produced. It permits us to demonstrate that the growth of businesses takes place more and more through the sharing and exchange of resources in contrast to traditional analysis which places the accent on their own individual resources. First, the concept of local innovation system is discussed in relation to the technological levels of development of SSA. Then, the logical outcomes of the concept are examined for technological policy development in SSA. ********** Ces notes de recherches portent sur la pertinence du conce...
This study investigates qualitatively and quantitatively the effect of innovation networks as def... more This study investigates qualitatively and quantitatively the effect of innovation networks as defined by the external acquisition of technological services on the performance of enterprises. We assume that the outside acquisition of the technological services in a national system of innovation is a more significant indicator to evaluate innovative inputs than R&D for small and medium enterprises. Descriptive results show that successful and less succ essful enterprises have the same pattern in their process of externalisation of resources. However, statistical correlations show mixed findings from which arises the question: why do not innovation networks always positively affect the performance of enterprises?
Research Review, 2004
ABSTRACT
The Canadian Journal of Regional Science La Revue Canadienne Des Sciences Regionales, 2001
Revue Europeenne Des Migrations Internationales, Dec 1, 2014
ABSTRACT
Promotion & education, 2007
The objective of this exploratory study is to describe the nature of the definitions of health li... more The objective of this exploratory study is to describe the nature of the definitions of health literacy and health education with the intention of contributing to the development of common semantics to enable professionals to exchange knowledge with less confusion. The methodology consisted of conducting a literature review of francophone databases using the following key words: literacy and education combined with the word health. The second phase of this research involved reading 126 articles found in francophone databases and collected from the Internet. The third included reading 14 documents focused on the relationship between literacy/education and health with the aim of defining each word and identifying their characteristics. The results show that francophone authors from North America used both terms, health literacy and health education, interchangeably; while European authors only refer to health education. Nonetheless, the analysis revealed that both terms have the same ...
Http Dx Doi Org 10 2989 17280580409486572, Nov 12, 2009
This paper presents a literature review on trauma in children/adolescents with a specific focus o... more This paper presents a literature review on trauma in children/adolescents with a specific focus on Third World countries. We reviewed the literature starting from 1990 to 2003 using electronic bibliographic databases. Results indicate that out of the 306 references selected for the review, 32 studies were conducted on children/adolescents in African countries compared to 67 studies in Asian countries, 61 in Middle Eastern countries, 46 in Latin American countries and 53 in Eastern European countries. The few promising studies on PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) in Africa have mostly been conducted in African-English-speaking countries, implying a need for research on PTSD in Francophone countries. Findings also show that existing literature on African children/adolescents is largely focussed on PTSD in relation to stressors such as war and political violence. Future research should be extended to include the impact of different types of traumatic events such as natural disasters, confinement in refugee camps, massive internal displacement, sexual abuse and mass killing on African children/adolescents to expand the knowledge base in this area. In addition, more work is needed to understand the effects of culture, gender, age and ethnicity on trauma in children/adolescents to allow for better provision of health services.
Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Feb 28, 2005
Metropolis involves more than 5,500 participants from all over the world L'importance accrue des ... more Metropolis involves more than 5,500 participants from all over the world L'importance accrue des questions d'immigration et de diversité Chaque année, le Canada accueille quelque 220 000 immigrants et réfugiés.
International Journal of Social Work, Dec 3, 2014
The global migration is transforming the social fabric of modern societies around the world. As a... more The global migration is transforming the social fabric of modern societies around the world. As a result, countries hosting large number of immigrants have developed a range of services to help immigrants adjust to their new countries. Many studies have investigated immigrant services, however, there is no discussion looking at immigrant services under what I call "Immigrant settlement services literacy" (ISSL). This paper aims to close this gap. The discussion proposes some implications for immigrant settlement services planning, delivery and evaluation in light of the notion of immigrant services literacy.
Le profil démographique des écoles francophones dans les provinces anglophones du Canada s'est pr... more Le profil démographique des écoles francophones dans les provinces anglophones du Canada s'est profondément modifié. Ces écoles accueillent désormais une population urbaine diverse, aux origines linguistiques et culturelles diversement ancrées. L'article 23 de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés garantit le droit à l'éducation en français pour les enfants dont au moins l'un des parents (ou un enfant de la fratrie) a reçu son instruction dans cette même langue. La récente arrivée à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique (CB), de familles originaires de différents pays du continent africain en bouleverse le paysage scolaire. Cette étude exploratoire vise à dresser le portrait démographique des nouveaux arrivants africains francophones et à documenter l'impact de l'arrivée d'élèves originaires d'Afrique sub-saharienne dans plusieurs écoles du Conseil Scolaire Francophone (CSF) du grand Vancouver afin d'évaluer les besoins des différents partenaires éducatifs. L'étude révèle une grande complexité de situations, en termes par exemple des statuts des migrants, de leurs origines, de leurs langues et cultures, ainsi que de leurs expériences sociales et scolaires antérieures (familles arrivant de camps de réfugiés, enfantssoldats, familles victimes de génocides, etc.).
… British Columbia Centre …, 2008
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Canada Border Services Agency Canada Economic D... more Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Canada Border Services Agency Canada Economic Development for the Regions of Quebec (CED-Q) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Canadian Heritage (PCH) Citizenship and Immigration Canada ( ...
This research looks at immigrants’ citizenship in relation to the funeral rituals that are part o... more This research looks at immigrants’ citizenship in relation to the funeral rituals that are part of their culture. The author argues that denying immigrants’ funeral rituals constitutes a breach of their citizenship rights. The discussion focuses on the disruption caused to Congolese Canadians’ funeral ceremonies through refusals to grant temporary visas to family members from the Congo so that they can complete their funeral ceremony as prescribed by their culture with the Congolese Canadians. The discussion demonstrates that the political recognition of immigrants’ funeral rituals regardless of their cultural background and socioeconomic status may help immigrants feel valued and fully integrated into their host countries.
International Journal of Education, 2017
Radicalization and terrorism engagement studies are complicated waters to swim in due to the comp... more Radicalization and terrorism engagement studies are complicated waters to swim in due to the complexity of many involved variables. I argue that global citizenship education contributes to youth radicalization and terrorism engagement once they realize that global citizenship values are incongruent with local and global adult economic and sociopolitical practices. The discussion elaborates on global citizenship values promoted by global citizenship education and its potential link between youth radicalization and terrorism engagement. The discussion suggests the stronger youth global values the more likely they will radicalize and engage in terrorism.
Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 2006
This article explores university–industry linkages as a strategy for industrialization in Africa.... more This article explores university–industry linkages as a strategy for industrialization in Africa. It presents the advantages of cooperation between university and industry to highlight the importance of collective learning through the sharing of knowledge and resources. The author primarily aims to elicit debate on the strengths and limitations of African universities in collaborating with national and multinational corporations. The article first describes the cultures of both the university and industry, analyses different experience of university–industry collaboration in countries of * Je remercie infiniment Hans Schuetze pour m’avoir permis d’approfondir mes connaissances dans le domaines des collaborations universite-industrie lors de ma recherche postdoctorale a l’Universite de la Colombie britannique (Canada). Je remercie aussi mes evaluateurs pour leurs precieux commentaires qui m’ont aide a ameliorer le document. Cependant je reste responsable des limites de l’article. ** ...
Abstracts: "Local Systems of Innovation What Potential for Less Advanced Countries?" [L... more Abstracts: "Local Systems of Innovation What Potential for Less Advanced Countries?" [Les systemes locaux d'innovation: Queue portee pour les pays moins avances?]. This reflection stems from the observation that the concept of 'local innovation system' is relevant for lesser developed countries in general, and particularly for those of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), because it places emphasis on the black box from which technological development is produced. It permits us to demonstrate that the growth of businesses takes place more and more through the sharing and exchange of resources in contrast to traditional analysis which places the accent on their own individual resources. First, the concept of local innovation system is discussed in relation to the technological levels of development of SSA. Then, the logical outcomes of the concept are examined for technological policy development in SSA. ********** Ces notes de recherches portent sur la pertinence du conce...
This study investigates qualitatively and quantitatively the effect of innovation networks as def... more This study investigates qualitatively and quantitatively the effect of innovation networks as defined by the external acquisition of technological services on the performance of enterprises. We assume that the outside acquisition of the technological services in a national system of innovation is a more significant indicator to evaluate innovative inputs than R&D for small and medium enterprises. Descriptive results show that successful and less succ essful enterprises have the same pattern in their process of externalisation of resources. However, statistical correlations show mixed findings from which arises the question: why do not innovation networks always positively affect the performance of enterprises?
Research Review, 2004
ABSTRACT
The Canadian Journal of Regional Science La Revue Canadienne Des Sciences Regionales, 2001
Revue Europeenne Des Migrations Internationales, Dec 1, 2014
ABSTRACT
Promotion & education, 2007
The objective of this exploratory study is to describe the nature of the definitions of health li... more The objective of this exploratory study is to describe the nature of the definitions of health literacy and health education with the intention of contributing to the development of common semantics to enable professionals to exchange knowledge with less confusion. The methodology consisted of conducting a literature review of francophone databases using the following key words: literacy and education combined with the word health. The second phase of this research involved reading 126 articles found in francophone databases and collected from the Internet. The third included reading 14 documents focused on the relationship between literacy/education and health with the aim of defining each word and identifying their characteristics. The results show that francophone authors from North America used both terms, health literacy and health education, interchangeably; while European authors only refer to health education. Nonetheless, the analysis revealed that both terms have the same ...
Http Dx Doi Org 10 2989 17280580409486572, Nov 12, 2009
This paper presents a literature review on trauma in children/adolescents with a specific focus o... more This paper presents a literature review on trauma in children/adolescents with a specific focus on Third World countries. We reviewed the literature starting from 1990 to 2003 using electronic bibliographic databases. Results indicate that out of the 306 references selected for the review, 32 studies were conducted on children/adolescents in African countries compared to 67 studies in Asian countries, 61 in Middle Eastern countries, 46 in Latin American countries and 53 in Eastern European countries. The few promising studies on PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) in Africa have mostly been conducted in African-English-speaking countries, implying a need for research on PTSD in Francophone countries. Findings also show that existing literature on African children/adolescents is largely focussed on PTSD in relation to stressors such as war and political violence. Future research should be extended to include the impact of different types of traumatic events such as natural disasters, confinement in refugee camps, massive internal displacement, sexual abuse and mass killing on African children/adolescents to expand the knowledge base in this area. In addition, more work is needed to understand the effects of culture, gender, age and ethnicity on trauma in children/adolescents to allow for better provision of health services.
Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Feb 28, 2005
Metropolis involves more than 5,500 participants from all over the world L'importance accrue des ... more Metropolis involves more than 5,500 participants from all over the world L'importance accrue des questions d'immigration et de diversité Chaque année, le Canada accueille quelque 220 000 immigrants et réfugiés.
International Journal of Social Work, Dec 3, 2014
The global migration is transforming the social fabric of modern societies around the world. As a... more The global migration is transforming the social fabric of modern societies around the world. As a result, countries hosting large number of immigrants have developed a range of services to help immigrants adjust to their new countries. Many studies have investigated immigrant services, however, there is no discussion looking at immigrant services under what I call "Immigrant settlement services literacy" (ISSL). This paper aims to close this gap. The discussion proposes some implications for immigrant settlement services planning, delivery and evaluation in light of the notion of immigrant services literacy.
Le profil démographique des écoles francophones dans les provinces anglophones du Canada s'est pr... more Le profil démographique des écoles francophones dans les provinces anglophones du Canada s'est profondément modifié. Ces écoles accueillent désormais une population urbaine diverse, aux origines linguistiques et culturelles diversement ancrées. L'article 23 de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés garantit le droit à l'éducation en français pour les enfants dont au moins l'un des parents (ou un enfant de la fratrie) a reçu son instruction dans cette même langue. La récente arrivée à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique (CB), de familles originaires de différents pays du continent africain en bouleverse le paysage scolaire. Cette étude exploratoire vise à dresser le portrait démographique des nouveaux arrivants africains francophones et à documenter l'impact de l'arrivée d'élèves originaires d'Afrique sub-saharienne dans plusieurs écoles du Conseil Scolaire Francophone (CSF) du grand Vancouver afin d'évaluer les besoins des différents partenaires éducatifs. L'étude révèle une grande complexité de situations, en termes par exemple des statuts des migrants, de leurs origines, de leurs langues et cultures, ainsi que de leurs expériences sociales et scolaires antérieures (familles arrivant de camps de réfugiés, enfantssoldats, familles victimes de génocides, etc.).