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SWK311: Diversity in a Multicultural Society: Articles

In this course, students use a diversity framework to examine the lived realities of populations-at-risk in The Bahamas. Emphasis is on the importance of enhancing diversity consciousness and cultural competence and models for engaging different populatio

Databases

Key Databases

EBSCO - Academic Search Complete Restricted access

A multi-disciplinary full-text database with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.

EBSCO - Caribbean Search 

An online resource for education research with topics covering all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.

EBSCO - Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection 

A comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.

EBSCO - PsycINFO 

American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.

EBSCO - SocINDEX

Is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database.

JSTOR 

A database archive containing scholarly journals, books, and primary sources of the full-text articles in a wide range of subjects.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar Search

Bahamian Articles

For Bahamas-specific information, try searching for articles from local newspapers. 

The Nassau Guardian newspaper offers an online archive of all its articles dating back to 2002.  When searching the newspaper for information on a topic, it is best to use a variety of keywords to ensure that you are not missing any relevant articles.  You can find this archive by visiting www.thenassauguardian.com and by clicking on the “Archives” tab.

The Tribune newspaper offers an online archive of limited articles. You can access this local resource by visiting  www.tribune242.com/