Abstract The nursing and midwifery workforce is becoming increasingly mobile and the globalisation of the midwifery workforce has been fuelled by the marketing strategies used by employers within Queensland to recruit midwives from overseas to fill vacancies within both the public and private sector. The United Kingdom has been specifically targeted, and the numbers of nurses and midwives moving to Queensland has more than doubled in five years and continues to rise. Little is known about the reasons why midwives are leaving the United Kingdom and what their experience is of working within midwifery in Queensland. This research was conducted within a phenomenological framework. A total of 18 midwives who had moved to Queensland within an eight year period were interviewed, who also completed a reflective journal about their motivations for moving, and subsequent experience of midwifery within Queensland. Data analysis was undertaken using an adaptation of the Van Kaam method of analysis of phenomenological data, as described by Moustakas. A Textural –Structural description of the meanings and essences of the experience incorporating the invariant constituents and themes was constructed for each participant. From the Textural –Structural Descriptions from all of the participants a composite description was constructed of the meanings and essences of the group experience. The reasons for leaving the United Kingdom were predominantly associated with an expectation of achieving an improved lifestyle for themselves and their families; and there was also a sense of seeking adventure. Participants also expressed dissatisfaction with life in the United Kingdom, which was particularly associated with work related issues such as bullying and harassment, increased workloads and burn out. Midwives reported choosing Queensland because of weather and lifestyle factors, but were also influenced by having friends, family or former colleagues already settled in the State. The main essences of the reported experience of working within the midwifery profession in Queensland included feelings of fear, frustration, shock and sadness. Despite the initial difficulties experienced in settling in to the midwifery profession, most midwives found a way to resume their midwifery career in Queensland by moving between jobs until they found one that enabled them to practise midwifery in a way they were comfortable with. Recommendations are made based on the findings to guide employers in their recruitment practices and assist with orientation of midwives recruited from the United Kingdom with a view to improved retention. In order to avoid the feelings of frustration and sadness described by the midwives in this study, employers should seek to match the skills of the midwives recruited to the positions available within the unit, and ensure systems are in place to facilitate recognition of prior learning and early credentialing to allow midwives to practise to their full scope and ability. In addition, in order to enable UK trained midwives to practise at their highest potential, supportive management structures should include access for migrant midwives to support in adjusting to midwifery practice differences between the UK and Queensland.

The thesis takes up the question of the representation of the migrant on the Australian screen in terms of a specific set of concerns around the notions of stereotype and self-reflexivity. The stereotype is read as a self-referential image: hence, as a question of film spectatorship and identity; in short as an unconscious reflex or self image. The text of the thesis is in two parts: part one, comprises the production of the film ‘Italians at home’. It is the major component of research and text which, for this purpose, has been copied and submitted hereto on VHS video cassette. Part two, includes an analysis and discussion of the television documentary ‘The migrant experience’, and an exegesis, of the production, narrative and reception of the film ‘Italians at home’. The migrant experience is read and discussed as an exemplary text of dominant, stereotyped discourse of cultural difference; while ‘Italians at home’ is proposed as a parallel text and a self-reflexive reading and criticism of such a text. Both the television documentary and the film, deal with the representation and problematic of homogenised representations of ethnicity. In the case of ‘The migrant experience’, it is argued, that the figure of the migrant as other and self-image, functions as an object of Australian culture and discourse of national identity within a logic of representation of binary structures; while the film ‘Italians at home’, the question of self-referentiality is seen in terms of the viewing subject and a problematic of film representation; thus, the film attempts to make such signifying structures, visual codes and agreed assumptions of otherness visible, while, at the same time, attempting to displace them or pose them as a problem of representation or reading for the viewer.

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2017-11-28T14:35:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JAQUELINE MICHELE FRANÇA MARTINS - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGCS 2014..pdf: 3618943 bytes, checksum: 6bceef53866bdf2a79caf5ab3a121d05 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-11-28T14:35:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JAQUELINE MICHELE FRANÇA MARTINS - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGCS 2014..pdf: 3618943 bytes, checksum: 6bceef53866bdf2a79caf5ab3a121d05 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Capes / Esta dissertação possui como objetivo analisar as experiências migratórias e de vida das mulheres migrantes numa perspectiva de gênero. Escolhi o enfoque de gênero, pois penso que as construções sociais que pesam sobre o gênero feminino, como deveres, proibições, aprovações e dentre outros aspectos são significantes para entendermos como se configuram as experiências migratórias no universo feminino. Busquei conhecer as diferentes experiências migratórias a partir de três momentos, antes da migração, estando elas no Rio de Janeiro e com o retorno a cidade de Fagundes- Paraíba. Destaco alguns aspectos para análise, como o lugar e papel da mulher migrante na família, relação com o trabalho; novos arranjos familiares; desafios e conflitos vividos ao conciliar o trabalho, educação, cuidados dos filhos e relação com os respectivos cônjuges; que mudanças ocorreram no retorno à Fagundes, após anos morando e trabalhando no Rio de Janeiro. A migração das mulheres ocorreu da cidade de Fagundes, Paraíba, para o Rio de Janeiro. Estando as mulheres atualmente na condição de migrante de retorno. A todo o momento no texto estou falando de mulheres trabalhadoras migrantes. Mulheres que encontraram na migração uma possibilidade de emprego e posteriormente uma conquista de autonomia. Para compreensão desses aspectos utilizo a metodologia da História Oral, pois ela considera a compreensão das vivências e singularidades das experiências ao longo do tempo. / The objective of this work is to analyze migration and life experiences of women in a gender perspective. I chose the gender approach , because I think that the social constructions that weigh on females , as duties , prohibitions , approvals and among other aspects are significant to understand how to configure the migration experiences in the female population . I sought to know the different migration experiences from three times , before migration , as they were in Rio de Janeiro and with the return of the city Fagundes - Paraíba . Highlight some aspects for analysis , as the place and role of migrant women in the family , relationship and work, new family arrangements ; challenges and conflicts experienced to combine work , education , child care and relationship with their spouses , what changes have occurred the return to Fagundes , after years living and working in Rio de Janeiro . The migration of women occurred Fagundes city , Paraíba to Rio de Janeiro . And women are currently in the return migrant status . At all times in the text I'm talking about women migrant workers . Women found that migration is a possibility of employment and subsequently an achievement of autonomy . To understand these aspects use the methodology of oral history because it considers the experiences and understanding of the uniqueness of the experiences over time.

This study analyzes the relationship between motivation for civic engagement, migration experience, and identity, in first generation migrants. It draws upon the idea that civic engagement is beneficial for democratic societies in general, and that it can also be a source of great support for migrants in the process of integration into a new environment. So far, very little attention has been paid to the civic engagement of migrants in the Czech Republic, especially from the point of view of migrants themselves. This qualitative study aims towards a better understanding of the connections between migration and civic engagement. Personal histories of civic engagement of active migrants are analyzed, with an emphasis placed on the roles migration experience and ethnic/national identity shifts play in the process of civic engagement.

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