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Database Search

How to use this database.

• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

Harassment

Your search returns 2 documents

• 1.   Racist harassment in the White Hinterlands: Minority ethnic children and parents' experiences of schooling in Northern Ireland

  The aim of this study was to examine the nature and extent of racist harassment in predominantly white areas of Northern Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  Explores the nature and extent of racist harassment in predominantly white areas. It is based on a case study of Northern Ireland, and draws on data from in-depth interviews with a total of 32 children and 43 parents chosen from the 4 largest minority ethnic groups in the region: Chinese, Irish Travellers, South Asians and Black Africans. The article demonstrates that racist harassment more...

  International Classification:

  Other - racist harassment

  Categories:

  racist harassment

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  British Journal of Sociology of Education, Vol: 23 Page: 341-355 2002
  Paul Connolly; Michaela Keenan

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• 2.   Victims and Perpetrators, Racism and Young People in Northern Ireland

  The aim of this study was to examine relationship between racist harassment and children and young people in Northern Ireland.

  

  Abstract:

  This paper looks at the relationship between racist harassment and children and young people in Northern Ireland. It reviews the evidence from police records of cases where children and young people have been subjected to and victimised by such harassment, abuse and violence, and uses the same data to reveal the role of young people as perpetrators of racist harassment-both to young more...

  International Classification:

  Other - racist

  Categories:

  racist harassment

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 9 Page: 129-139 2003
  Neil Jarman

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