{"title":"A Preliminary Study on Unwanted Sexual Intercourse Within Long-term Relationships in The Bahamas","authors":"W. Fielding, V. Ballance","doi":"10.15362/ijbs.v28i0.461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v28i0.461","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":421957,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bahamian Studies","volume":"438 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126134844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Welsh, Clare Bowen-O’Connor, M. Stephens, Z. Dokou, Anne Imig, Tara Mackey, A. Moxey, E. Nikolopoulos, A. Rein, Amber Turner, Amano Williams, Layla Al Baghdadi, John Bowleg, Henrique Leite Chaves, Ancilleno Davis, Gil Guberman, D. Hanek, Sophia Klausner, Dmitry Medlev, Nivea Mazzoni, Ingeria Miller, Latonya Williams, Remington Wilchcombe
{"title":"Potable Water and Terrestrial Resources on Grand Bahama Post-Hurricane Dorian: Opportunities for Climate Resilience","authors":"K. Welsh, Clare Bowen-O’Connor, M. Stephens, Z. Dokou, Anne Imig, Tara Mackey, A. Moxey, E. Nikolopoulos, A. Rein, Amber Turner, Amano Williams, Layla Al Baghdadi, John Bowleg, Henrique Leite Chaves, Ancilleno Davis, Gil Guberman, D. Hanek, Sophia Klausner, Dmitry Medlev, Nivea Mazzoni, Ingeria Miller, Latonya Williams, Remington Wilchcombe","doi":"10.15362/ijbs.v28i0.467","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v28i0.467","url":null,"abstract":"The catastrophic impact of Hurricane Dorian in September 2019 was unprecedented for the island of Grand Bahama. Flooding in the western portion of the island damaged pine ecosystems, inundated the soil and groundwater with salt water, and disrupted potable water service throughout the island. More than two years post-Hurricane Dorian, the freshwater lenses that the island relies on for potable water are still inundated with salt water. This collaborative paper summarizes all efforts of researchers and practitioners to evaluate the freshwater lenses, as well as their associated ecosystems, that serve as the main source of drinking water for the island of Grand Bahama. Hydrogeologic and vegetation assessments were conducted on the two primary wellfields that provide 95% of the drinking water to the island, over the span of two and a half years from the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Dorian through present day. While salinity and total dissolved solid concentrations in groundwater have declined, present levels indicate that the full recovery of the freshwater lenses may take decades. Forest assessments indicate that in Wellfield 6, which was","PeriodicalId":421957,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bahamian Studies","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126724505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bahamian Fathers' Involvement with Their Child’s Schooling: To What Extent does Family Structure Matter?","authors":"A. Bowe, C. L. Johnson","doi":"10.15362/ijbs.v28i0.441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v28i0.441","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined characteristics of Bahamian fathers’ involvement with their child’s schooling using data from a comprehensive study on parent involvement within one Bahamian community. We triangulated data from a parent survey ( n = 91 males, n = 278 females) and community interview data ( n = 33 community members) to compare fathers to mothers, examine whether fathers living in the same home as their child had an impact on their involvement with schooling, and pinpoint beliefs regarding family structure and gender norms. Chi-square analyses demonstrate that Bahamian fathers engaged with schools in very similar ways to mothers on over half the involvement indicators, with slight differences on the remaining indicators. Mean difference analyses of factor scores showed slight differences between mothers and fathers in academic involvement and more pronounced differences in involvement with basic needs. Interestingly, despite beliefs about family structure voiced by some participants, living in the same home as their child did not play a role in fathers’ involvement. We discuss our findings within the social context of The Bahamas, raise questions about the real impact of family structure on paternal involvement, and call for more exploration of the impact of class and socioeconomic status on involvement with schools.","PeriodicalId":421957,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bahamian Studies","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127656279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using the Job Demands-Resources Model to Underpin the Pandemic Nurses’ Turnover Intention Model to Examine Nurse Turnover Intentions in The Bahamas During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Theory Paper","authors":"Shamel Rolle Sands, C. Covell, V. Caine","doi":"10.15362/ijbs.v28i0.459","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v28i0.459","url":null,"abstract":"Nurse turnover can affect the accessibility of healthcare services, quality of patient care, and nurse well-being. Various individual and contextual factors have been found to predict nurse turnover. A growing body of evidence now suggests the emergence of another potential predictor─fear related to the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 also known as COVID-19. To limit consequences, stakeholders must collaboratively develop empirically supported interventions to reduce nurse turnover. The purpose of this paper is to explain the novel use of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model as a theoretical underpinning of the empirically supported Pandemic Nurses’ Turnover Intention (PNTI) model which is used to examine factors influencing nurses’ turnover intentions in The Bahamas during the COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":421957,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bahamian Studies","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116323256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Academic Writing in the Caribbean: Searching for an Identity","authors":"V. Milson-Whyte","doi":"10.15362/ijbs.v27i0.439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v27i0.439","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":421957,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bahamian Studies","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128106995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Public Health Policy in The Bahamas: An Overview","authors":"Duane Sands, Cherita Moxey","doi":"10.15362/ijbs.v27i0.445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v27i0.445","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":421957,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bahamian Studies","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116993380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microplastics in The Bahamas: A Reconnaissance Quantifying the Prevalence on Selected Beaches in New Providence.","authors":"Jonopia Andrea Fernander, Kristen Welsh Unwala","doi":"10.15362/ijbs.v27i0.429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v27i0.429","url":null,"abstract":"Plastic substances, unlike organic materials, disintegrate over long periods of time. After degradation, larger plastic materials that are broken down into smaller pieces ranging in sizes of less than 5 mm are known as microplastics. To investigate microplastics on Bahamian beaches, this reconnaissance study was conducted on three beaches in New Providence: Cabbage Beach, Goodman’s Bay, and Montague Beach. Ten samples were collected from each beach along the high tide line and assessed for microplastics. The microplastics were then visualized using a dissecting microscope with a magnification of 25x or greater. In the 30 samples, an average of 13.5 microplastics were identified at Cabbage Beach; an average of 15.8 were identified at Goodman’s Bay, and an average of 16.3 were identified at Montague Beach. Fibres were the most prevalent type of microplastic observed, but film, pellets, and fragments were also identified. As the concern for the environments of Small Island Developing States grows, the need for research on the distribution and accumulation of microplastics is crucial.","PeriodicalId":421957,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bahamian Studies","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116979821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Corporal Punishment in Bahamian Homes","authors":"W. Fielding, V. Ballance","doi":"10.15362/ijbs.v27i0.415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v27i0.415","url":null,"abstract":"In an Internet-based study, 1,583 Bahamian adults living in The Bahamas were asked about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to corporal punishment. The study confirmed the attitudes and practices towards corporal punishment reported in other studies. Both male and female respondents were physically punished as children (92.4% of males and 87.1% of females). The study indicated that a limited number of participants had knowledge of the detrimental effects of corporal punishment; for example, 28% of male and 36.2% of female participants agreed that corporal punishment was associated with learning problems at school. Respondents with more knowledge about the effects of corporal punishment were less likely to use disciplinary methods of concern. There was a strong link between knowledge and attitudes and between attitudes and experiences of physical punishment in the childhood of respondents. The data suggest that education about the detrimental effects of corporal punishment could help to reduce its use and prevent children from suffering the unintended consequences of corporal punishment. Some children learn differently. Some kids you can beat them until Jesus come and they still won’t learn, instead they rebel and produce bad behaviours. Some on the other hand respond postiviely [sic] to it meaning they refuse to do it again because they know the outcome or they think twice before doing it. But once your child is brought up in a sensible way honestly the beating using belts, shoes, etc wont [sic] be needed. Participant A.","PeriodicalId":421957,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bahamian Studies","volume":"179 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116132540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Need for Academic Integrity in Mass Media: A Perspective from Nautical Archaeology in The Bahamas","authors":"Abigail Darville","doi":"10.15362/ijbs.v27i0.387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v27i0.387","url":null,"abstract":"The Bahamas has a rich history of shipwrecks, piracy and treasure hunting; however the academic discipline of nautical archaeology is largely unfamiliar to Bahamians. Unfortunately, treasure hunting is still a common practice in The Bahamas and piracy is not relegated to the past. Illegal looting and damage to shipwreck sites constitute a serious threat to the country’s underwater cultural heritage. Accordingly, this study contributes to the discussion by conducting a critical analysis of two television documentary series, Treasure Quest and Cooper’s Treasure, as well as local media coverage of nautical archaeology and treasure hunting in The Bahamas. The study finds that media discussions incorrectly interpret treasure hunting to be part of nautical archaeology and perpetuate the widespread feeling in The Bahamas that treasure hunting is","PeriodicalId":421957,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bahamian Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127445817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}