1999/2000 PCERII Funded Research Abstract
| Research Title: | New Canadian Children and Youth Study (NCCYS) |
| Research Team: | Linda Ogilvie University of Alberta - Principal Investigator |
| John Anchan University of Winnipeg | |
| Nancy Arthur University of Calgary | |
| Esther Blum University of Manitoba | |
| David Este University of Calgary | |
| Jim Frideres University of Calgary | |
| Shiva Halli University of Manitoba | |
| Chuck Humphrey University of Alberta | |
| Frank Trovato University of Alberta |
| Research Domain(s): | Health |
In Canada there is little systematic research concerning the health and well-being of immigrant/refugee children. In the recently established National Longitudinal Survey of Children (NLSC), only 480 of 20,000 cases capture this population. A large study, including all metropolis centres, is being planned to address this deficit. In preparation for the larger study, six affiliated researchers at the Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration plan a smaller survey of three target populations (Filipinos, Vietnamese and Kurds) in Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton. A total of 225 interviews are planned (25 of each target group in each city). Families with children aged 4-5, 8-9 and /or 12-13 will be selected. Questionnaires will parallel those in the NLSC where appropriate to allow comparison across studies. Items will be adapted where necessary and new questions relating to migration, culture, identity formation, and discrimination will be developed. Each family will be asked to respond to two questionnaires. Parents will respond to one on family variables. Older children (12-13), or parents as proxies for younger children, will respond to questionnaires designed specifically for each age group. In addition, focus groups will be held with teachers to ascertain the completeness and allow preliminary testing of sampling strategies and questionnaire items for inclusion in the larger survey. Descriptive data and testing of relationship among variables of this study will provide data on the target population and provide insight for service and policy development.