Immigrants, islandness and perceptions of quality-of-life on Prince Edward Island, Canada
This paper explores perceptions of immigrant quality-of-life (QOL) and islandness in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and compares these perceptions to those of Canadian-born residents of the same provincial capital. The study employed a mixed-methods approach, including a household tele...
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doaj-7cc02474307d41d986a24cd39c9ddd3b2020-11-25T03:59:12ZengUniversity of Prince Edward IslandIsland Studies Journal1715-25932014-11-0192343362Immigrants, islandness and perceptions of quality-of-life on Prince Edward Island, CanadaPeter Kitchen0Nazeem Muhajarine1Bruce Newbold2Allison Williams3Kathleen Wilson4McMaster University, CanadaUniversity of Saskatchewan, CanadaMcMaster University, CanadaMcMaster University, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, CanadaThis paper explores perceptions of immigrant quality-of-life (QOL) and islandness in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and compares these perceptions to those of Canadian-born residents of the same provincial capital. The study employed a mixed-methods approach, including a household telephone survey conducted in the summer of 2012 (n=302), focus group interviews with immigrants in late 2012 and observations on preliminary results by the staff of the PEI Association of Newcomers to Canada (PEIANC), the primary immigrant settlement service agency on the island. The analysis of the results suggests that immigrants have a high and undifferentiated assessment of their own QOL, sense of belonging and sense of place compared to Canadian-born islanders; immigrants are also critical of the quality of education and of the range of recreational and cultural events underway on the Island. While they express positive sentiments regarding life on the Island, immigrants still feel excluded from social and economic opportunities.http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-9-2-Randall-et-al_0.pdfAtlantic CanadaimmigrantsimmigrationislandnessislandsMaritimesPrince Edward Islandquality of life |
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Immigrants, islandness and perceptions of quality-of-life on Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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Immigrants, islandness and perceptions of quality-of-life on Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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Immigrants, islandness and perceptions of quality-of-life on Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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Immigrants, islandness and perceptions of quality-of-life on Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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immigrants, islandness and perceptions of quality-of-life on prince edward island, canada |
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University of Prince Edward Island |
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Island Studies Journal |
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2014-11-01 |
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This paper explores perceptions of immigrant quality-of-life (QOL) and islandness in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and compares these perceptions to those of Canadian-born residents of the same provincial capital. The study employed a mixed-methods approach, including a household telephone survey conducted in the summer of 2012 (n=302), focus group interviews with immigrants in late 2012 and observations on preliminary results by the staff of the PEI Association of Newcomers to Canada (PEIANC), the primary immigrant settlement service agency on the island. The analysis of the results suggests that immigrants have a high and undifferentiated assessment of their own QOL, sense of belonging and sense of place compared to Canadian-born islanders; immigrants are also critical of the quality of education and of the range of recreational and cultural events underway on the Island. While they express positive sentiments regarding life on the Island, immigrants still feel excluded from social and economic opportunities. |
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Atlantic Canada immigrants immigration islandness islands Maritimes Prince Edward Island quality of life |
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