The aim of this research is to investigate the claim made for small enterprises with specific reference to their ability to reduce poverty and unemployment in the countries of the developing world. According to World Bank estimates, about 1,115 million people in the developing w…
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The present study used a qualitative approach, specifically Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), to investigate the experiences of Igbo immigrant adults living in the United States. The researcher conducted in-depth interviews to examine 8 participants' experiences in…
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, North America (RCCGNA), which began operation in the US in 1992, was not just another Pentecostal church creating a branch in the United States; it marked the beginnings of a concerted effort aimed at creating a cultural enclave where many N…
This dissertation examines the impact of race on the life experiences and social outcomes among second generation adults of Nigerian descent in the U.S. and the U.K. Using data from 150 semi-structured in-depth interviews, (75 in each country) the following questions are address…
The study sought to examine concurrent sexual partnerships, partner selection, HIV risk perceptions and protective behaviors among a mixed sample of young women in Lagos, Nigeria engaged in transactional sexual relations. Their transactional sexual relations were investigated us…
The primary research question of this study examines the ideological meanings and political significance of the news media. The coverage of the fuel policy crisis in The News, Tell, and Newswatch, provided a lens through which the study of the political functions of the news med…
The 2002 Miss World pageant scheduled to take place in Nigeria turned into a controversial event, especially after a local newspaper published a blasphemous article about the Prophet Muhammad. How this controversy was framed in the op-ed pages of eight selected Nigerian newspape…
This study addresses the self-employment experience of Nigerian immigrants in New York City. Business ownership has been shown to be both a means of individual and collective socioeconomic mobility for immigrants. In addition, it offers an alternative form of employment to those…
This dissertation studies Nigerian Family Ecosystems Perspective as Framework for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry in the Niger Delta. It is concerned with the pragmatic exigencies of living in the region that has been ecologically decimated and economically impoverishe…
This phenomenological study examined Nigerian Yoruba immigrant parents' perception regarding how acculturation has affected their child rearing practices and beliefs. The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of Yoruba immigrants in reference to their child …
This study investigated the relationship between causal beliefs about psychosis and marital instability and help-seeking preferences of 326 Nigerian immigrants who completed a 153-item survey. Results showed differential endorsement of intrapersonal, interpersonal, personal-circ…
Breast cancer is major cause of morbidity and mortality globally and the incidence appears to be rising faster in population groups that hitherto experience lower incidence. This case control study recruiting 250 women with breast cancer and 250 age-matched controls from four Un…
In his Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Ecclesia in Africa (1995), Pope John Paul II stated: "While adopting the positive values of modernity, The African family must preserve its own essential values." Similarly, Dr. Lawrence Okafor observed in his book Recent African Immigr…
The negative impact of HIV/AIDS on the socio-economic and the religious life of the people in Sub-Saharan Africa is overwhelming. Unfortunately the Christian church and, by extension, theological educators have been accused of being negligent of their God-given responsibility to…
This study explores the impact of racism on the identity construction of Black Nigerian youth in Montréal. Several themes, related to socialization, family, education, integration, employment, racism, marginalization and social exclusion emerged from phenomenological interviews …
Canon 702 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, apparently, embodies two ambivalent norms. The first paragraph enunciates that a religious who is legitimately separated from his or her institute cannot make any claim for services rendered while he or she was a member of the institute. …
Parenting styles have often been associated with delinquency. Parenting styles that include high levels of parent-child communication, modest and complimentary amounts of control and independence (authoritative) have been associated with positive adolescent outcomes. Conversely,…
This phenomenological research study explored the leadership experiences of immigrant women in the United States. A combination of criterion and snowball techniques was used to select 22 immigrant Nigerian women living in Texas. Data was gathered from three sources—one-on-one in…
Leadership crisis has plagued Nigeria's public sector governance since independence in 1960. The problem is that failed efforts of successive Nigerian administrations, ineffective leadership and poor governance, has resulted in government instability and economic setbacks. The p…