Ginette Lafreniere
Biographic Data
| ID | 75338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ginette Lafreniere |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ginette |
| FAMILY NAME | Lafreniere |
| SIGNATURE | LAFRENIERE G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-3171-7198 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Making sense of barriers to integrating into the Quebec labour market
Purpose Highly skilled African immigrants (HSAIs) in Quebec often encounter several challenges when seeking employment in the Canadian labour market. Despite their qualifications and experience, HSAIs regularly face higher unemployment rates and lower wages than non-immigrant workers, primarily due to racial and ethnic discrimination. The study utilized a qualitative methodology involving in-depth interviews with 16 HSAIs across Montreal, explori…
Navigating the Crossroads of Race and Skill
We Do Not Choose This Life
Empowering Highly Skilled African Immigrants
Breaking into the Labor Market in the Face of Racism and Oppression
They are my family”
The study of help seeking experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors typically focus on traditional supports such as mental health and community services. Spiritual or religious supports are utilized in ways often overlooked because issues of spirituality and religiosity are infrequently discussed in IPV scholarship and social services. Using qualitative interviews and focus group data of 104 women who survived IPV from three geogra…
Can University/Community Collaboration Create Spaces for Aboriginal Reconciliation
In this article, the authors attempt to illustrate how two Aboriginal community-based projects were conceptualized and developed through the collaborative efforts of four individuals who believed in the merits of a project aimed at survivors and intergenerational survivors of the residential school system as well as Aboriginal people in trouble with the law. Drawing upon a small body of literature on university/community collaboration, the author…
Great Expectations
Disrupting an imposed racial identity or performing the model minority? The pursuit of postsecondary education by young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario, Canada
This article examines how young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario cope with the dominant racial identity at school in an effort to improve their academic performance and access postsecondary education (PSE). Critical race theory in education is employed to explain how the young men distance themselves from stereotypes about Black masculinity by regulating their own behaviour and differentiating themselves from their Caribbean immigrant pe…
Scoping Review of Interventions Supporting Mothers with Mental Illness
Disrupting an imposed racial identity or performing the model minority? The pursuit of postsecondary education by young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario, Canada
This article examines how young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario cope with the dominant racial identity at school in an effort to improve their academic performance and access postsecondary education (PSE). Critical race theory in education is employed to explain how the young men distance themselves from stereotypes about Black masculinity by regulating their own behaviour and differentiating themselves from their Caribbean immigrant pe…
Scoping Review of Interventions Supporting Mothers with Mental Illness
Empowering Highly Skilled African Immigrants
We Do Not Choose This Life
Breaking into the Labor Market in the Face of Racism and Oppression
Great Expectations
Scoping Review of Interventions Supporting Mothers with Mental Illness
Disrupting an imposed racial identity or performing the model minority? The pursuit of postsecondary education by young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario, Canada
This article examines how young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario cope with the dominant racial identity at school in an effort to improve their academic performance and access postsecondary education (PSE). Critical race theory in education is employed to explain how the young men distance themselves from stereotypes about Black masculinity by regulating their own behaviour and differentiating themselves from their Caribbean immigrant pe…
Can University/Community Collaboration Create Spaces for Aboriginal Reconciliation
In this article, the authors attempt to illustrate how two Aboriginal community-based projects were conceptualized and developed through the collaborative efforts of four individuals who believed in the merits of a project aimed at survivors and intergenerational survivors of the residential school system as well as Aboriginal people in trouble with the law. Drawing upon a small body of literature on university/community collaboration, the author…
Great Expectations
They are my family”
The study of help seeking experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors typically focus on traditional supports such as mental health and community services. Spiritual or religious supports are utilized in ways often overlooked because issues of spirituality and religiosity are infrequently discussed in IPV scholarship and social services. Using qualitative interviews and focus group data of 104 women who survived IPV from three geogra…
Empowering Highly Skilled African Immigrants
Breaking into the Labor Market in the Face of Racism and Oppression
We Do Not Choose This Life
Making sense of barriers to integrating into the Quebec labour market
Purpose Highly skilled African immigrants (HSAIs) in Quebec often encounter several challenges when seeking employment in the Canadian labour market. Despite their qualifications and experience, HSAIs regularly face higher unemployment rates and lower wages than non-immigrant workers, primarily due to racial and ethnic discrimination. The study utilized a qualitative methodology involving in-depth interviews with 16 HSAIs across Montreal, explori…
Navigating the Crossroads of Race and Skill
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Immigration (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Racism (3 works)