Lorne Foster
Racial Profiling and Human Rights in Canada: The New Legal Landscape
Racial profiling is a hot-button topic that elicits strong responses on both sides. A series of public discussions has so far failed to yield a conclusive consensus. Racial Profiling and Human Rights in Canada examines a combination of psychological, sociological, organizational, political, and community perspectives, resulting in a holistic, multi-faceted approach to understanding the phenomenon […]
"Multilingual Research: Reflections on Translating Qualitative Data" in The British Journal of Social Work
Abstract The objective of this article is to examine translation dilemmas in cross-cultural qualitative research projects. In particular, I reflect on my experiences of conducting cross-language qualitative research and I examine how the translation techniques I have employed over the years shape the collection and interpretation of non-English to English qualitative data. Centred on the […]
"Learning Through Pictures: The Integration of Reflexive Photography in Social Justice Education" in International Research in Education 8 (2), 57-76.
This article explores the use of reflexive photography as an experiential teaching method in teaching social justice education in an undergraduate social work program. Using critical auto-ethnography as a method, it discusses how this was built into a second-year Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) course by way of planning and application. Drawing on Freire’s concept […]
"Discourses of Migration and Belonging: How Language Shapes the Return-Thinking Processes of Ethiopians in Canada" in Clinical Social Work Journal
This study examined how 15 Ethiopian-Canadian immigrants define and express their post-migration intentions. Specifically, this paper explores how the linguistic and cultural features embedded in language inform their return-thinking process. This paper contributes to emerging scholarship that expands the dominant conceptualization of language and migration to include a focus on how language becomes integral to […]