Mairead Mackinnon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4908155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mairead Mackinnon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mairead |
| FAMILY NAME | Mackinnon |
| SIGNATURE | MACKINNON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4930-4844 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Predictors of employment status
ObjectiveThere is substantial evidence that refugees' employment experiences are marred by a range of hurdles as they settle in their host country. This study investigated the relationship between a range of independent variables such as, demographic factors, acculturation, acculturative stress, and resilience and the dependent variable that is the employment status of former refugees.MethodQuestionnaire data were gathered from 169 participants f…
Know thy Neighbour
Positive interaction with neighbours can significantly influence new immigrants’ perception of being welcomed in the host society. This article analyses interview narratives of 47 former refugees from Ethiopia, Burma and Congo about their neighbourhood experiences in diverse and relatively disadvantaged localities within Greater Brisbane, Australia. While most interviewees had positive interactions with their neighbours, a significant minority re…
Africa in the Australian press
This study examined the level of coverage given to Africa in the Australian press, including the topics that received prominence in the news, in order to understand how Africa is portrayed in Australia’s press. Drawing on content analysis as a method, the research found that Africa was not portrayed in predominantly negative ways or largely misrepresented in the news, as previous studies had suggested. The result challenges the literature that su…
Know thy Neighbour
Positive interaction with neighbours can significantly influence new immigrants’ perception of being welcomed in the host society. This article analyses interview narratives of 47 former refugees from Ethiopia, Burma and Congo about their neighbourhood experiences in diverse and relatively disadvantaged localities within Greater Brisbane, Australia. While most interviewees had positive interactions with their neighbours, a significant minority re…
Predictors of employment status
ObjectiveThere is substantial evidence that refugees' employment experiences are marred by a range of hurdles as they settle in their host country. This study investigated the relationship between a range of independent variables such as, demographic factors, acculturation, acculturative stress, and resilience and the dependent variable that is the employment status of former refugees.MethodQuestionnaire data were gathered from 169 participants f…
Africa in the Australian press
This study examined the level of coverage given to Africa in the Australian press, including the topics that received prominence in the news, in order to understand how Africa is portrayed in Australia’s press. Drawing on content analysis as a method, the research found that Africa was not portrayed in predominantly negative ways or largely misrepresented in the news, as previous studies had suggested. The result challenges the literature that su…
Africa in the Australian press
This study examined the level of coverage given to Africa in the Australian press, including the topics that received prominence in the news, in order to understand how Africa is portrayed in Australia’s press. Drawing on content analysis as a method, the research found that Africa was not portrayed in predominantly negative ways or largely misrepresented in the news, as previous studies had suggested. The result challenges the literature that su…
Know thy Neighbour
Positive interaction with neighbours can significantly influence new immigrants’ perception of being welcomed in the host society. This article analyses interview narratives of 47 former refugees from Ethiopia, Burma and Congo about their neighbourhood experiences in diverse and relatively disadvantaged localities within Greater Brisbane, Australia. While most interviewees had positive interactions with their neighbours, a significant minority re…
Predictors of employment status
ObjectiveThere is substantial evidence that refugees' employment experiences are marred by a range of hurdles as they settle in their host country. This study investigated the relationship between a range of independent variables such as, demographic factors, acculturation, acculturative stress, and resilience and the dependent variable that is the employment status of former refugees.MethodQuestionnaire data were gathered from 169 participants f…
Sociology (3 works) · Acculturation (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Immigration (2 works) · Logistic regression (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Refugee (2 works)