Paul Bourne

Poverty And Access to Tertiary Level Education in Blogging WinCustomize Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne All modern societies are driven by a materialistic system through which perspectives, advancement and power are measured, and these determine ones socio-cultural space within the general society. It is through this structure, that one is fed diets of individualism; to which, competitiveness, market mechanism and efficiency replace values, moral and human empathy; which then gives rise to poverty. This guides the process to wh

ATTITUDE OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL TOWARD 'GIFTED' CHILDREN in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne INTRODUCTION The education system is a mode of psychosocial and cultural socialization for all peoples of societies (Haralambos and Holborn, 2000). It is through this medium that many children are exposed to the requirements of an organic society where the system functions on the basis of solidarity (or social o

CORRECTIONAL INTERVENTIONS USED IN SCHOOLS in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

BY Paul Andrew Bourne, MSc.; BSc.; Dip. Edu. INTRODUCTION The desire to conduct this study spawns from the level of concern caused by violence in our schools. Besides causing physical harm, there is the psychological distress associated with violence. It is important that the school environment be free from fear and experience, the de

DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH-CARE SEEKING BEHAVIOUR IN JAMAICA in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne INTRODUCTION Health is the bedrock upon which all human societies exist. Thus, the health status of a populace plays an imperative role in the wellbeing of people within a topology and social space. Many people throughout the world and in particular Jamaica conceptualize health and health care as the absence of physic

Health-care Seeking Behaviour of Jamaicans in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. INTRODUCTION Health is the bedrock upon which all human societies exist. Thus, the health status of a populace plays an imperative role in the wellbeing of people within a topology and social space. Many people throughout the world and in particular Jamaica conceptualize health and health care as t

Poverty in Jamaica in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Poverty and Access to education By Paul Andrew Bourne Illiterate adults tend to be poor (Younger, 2002 p.98) Poverty is correlated with adults’ educational level: 66 percent of illiterate are adults poor, …, 64 percent of adults who did not graduate for primary school are poor, …, 22 percent of secondary school graduates are poor

Correctional Interventions in Schools in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

CORRECTIONAL INTERVENTIONS USED IN SCHOOLS INFLUENCE THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE By Paul Andrew Bourne, M.Sc. (pending); B.Sc. (Hons) INTRODUCTION The desire to conduct this study spawns from the level of concern caused by violence in our schools. Besides causing physical harm, there is the psychological distress associated with violence. It is important that the school environment be free from fear and experience

ATTITUDE OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

An investigation into the attitudes of school personnel toward ‘gifted’ children in two inner-city secondary schools in Kingston, Jamaica Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc (Hons.); Dip. Edu. INTRODUCTION The education system is a mode of psychosocial and cultural socialization for all peoples of societies (Haralambos and Holborn, 2000). It is through this medium that many children are exposed to the requiremen

Development: From a Demograher in Tutorials JoeUser Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION About a few decades ago, many countries around the world—newly decolonized and lately named unused or developing, embarked on a myriad of projects of nationwide development. Some began to develop home-grown industries for sale overseas; others stepped up industrialized production to surrogate for imports. Across the Cold War swathe—communist as well as capit

Sociopolitical Socialization: in Writing JoeUser Forums

An overview of the influence of the school and the family on ones sociopolitical socialization PAUL ANDREW BOURNE, M.Sc (pending); B.Sc (Hons); Dip. Edu. Introduction Culture has three major tenets, and these are: ‘technological’, ‘sociological’ and ‘ideological’ (Bourne, 2006; Thomlinson, 1965) Political Sciences cannot be viewed in a vacuum disconnected from the other sub

Attitude toward 'gifted' children in two inner-city schools in Jamaica in Writing JoeUser Forums

Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc (Hons.); Dip. Edu. An investigation into the attitudes of school personnel toward ‘gifted’ children in two inner-city secondary school in Kingston, Jamaica. INTRODUCTION The education system is a mode of psychosocial and cultural socialization for all societies (Haralambos and Holborn, 2000). It is through this medium that many children are exposed to the requirem

MARGINALIZATION OF SINGLE MOTHERS in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. INTRODUCTION Contemporary societies hold particular social prejudices that surface primarily because of their interpretations of the world, which unfold in actions, policies and theses. Many systems are designed against stated groups. Single mothers are oftentimes viewed as outcast, and if they are young, – they are labeled ‘whores’. This group is marginalized by societie

MARIJUANA: BEYOND THE SOCIAL BIASES in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc (Hons.); Dip. Edu.

PRENATAL RESTRICTION in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. The World Health Organization (W.H.O) is to be lauded for its involvement in the advancement of women’s ‘rights’ in the context of reproductive choices, and its effort in the coinage of a conceptualization and an operationalization on the phenomenon that is important in social research. This organization coupled with the United Nations (U.N) has extensively researched numerous populati

NEGLECT OF THE ELDERLY in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. Many developing countries continue to grapple with deficient economic resources, reprehensible government policies and a robust hegemonic class that maintain the exploitation of the laboured class. These societies have a social welfare system that does not ameliorate the wellbeing of the poor. With time, it is revealed that the demagogues are primarily concerned with self, associates and the

Health Status of Jamaicans in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne, M.Sc. (pending); B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. Introduction Many peoples throughout the world and more so in Jamaica conceptualize health and health care as the absence of physical pain or any such indicators, and therefore they primarily address those symptoms. This is a rather simplistic perspective that one should take on the subject, as health is the absence of illness and the psychosocial well-being of

Sugar Daddy Phenomenon in Jamaica in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne, M.Sc. (pending); B.Sc. (Hons), Dip. Edu. The ‘sugar daddy’ phenomenon has been a controversial area of focus in the Jamaican social culture. It has been purported by many lay researchers that the women are the only beneficiaries from these relationships (that is, practice). The phenomenon is becoming a norm within the Jamaican society. But the initial practice began with younger innercity females being l

Male prostitution in Jamaica in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. One of the many social taboos in Jamaica is male sexuality by way of same sex. This situation has oftentimes resulted in the fear of peoples to venture into this experience in order to unearth particular social truths. Although this study had a small sample size and was unable to gather its data by the use of probability sampling technique that is made for external generalability. Nevert

Historical Sociology in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne, M.Sc. (pending); B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. Introduction It was during the unprecedented social upheavals in Europe that the formal study of sociology was developed. The industrialization of the topologies at the time meant that people were migrating from rural to urban areas, and the traditional agents of authority, such as the Church and the landed aristocracy, were losing much of their influen

socio-political socialization: in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Introduction Political Sciences cannot be viewed in a vacuum disconnected from the other sub-disciplines of the social sciences, as it is continuously interfacing with issues in sociology, psychology and demography, to name a few, in order to ground various theorizing. The issue of socialization is crucial to political scientists as well as to other social scientists. Nevertheless, the branch of study in the social sciences that lo

A dying institution in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons), Dip. Edu. As someone who has taught in the public sector for approximately fourteen (14) years, I have had to learn ‘good’ customer relation skills and have come to expect the same from others with whom I do business. I have had countless cogent experiences with individuals in Customer Service at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, which speaks to a trend in ‘poor’ service from that depart

Political Mismanagement in Politics JoeUser Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne Come August 31 and-or September 1 of each year, many tertiary graduants will add more numbers to Jamaica’s labour supply – (seeking employment). The new recruits will be unsure of any job opportunities. This is because of the government’s policy directive to all public institutions. It is to freeze post for the next two (2) years. Although the quality of our labour supply will improved significantly from the ou

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOME CARIBBEAN ISLANDS in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Paul Andrew Bourne, BSc. (Hons.); Dip. Edu. INTRODUCTION The author has been intrigued by the BARBADIAN and BAHAMIAN economies and how those counties have outperformed the JAMAICAN economy from the vantage point that the latter leading in the 1970 was the economic giant of the Caribbean and Latin America. The economic environment, the political directorates’ management team and the social ameni

Performance pay for politicians in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

By Paul Andrew Bourne, MSc. (candidate), BSc. (Hons.) The PNP administration and the governing policymakers have been eagerly promoting "performance pay for teachers." This is rightfully so in an economy with dwindling resources and low productivity. In a global context of high-end competition from efficient producers, the missing element to date in the discussion is "what about those at the helm of the society?" Many people in this n