Building social and community cohesion: the role of social enterprises in facilitating settlement experiences for immigrants from non-English speaking backgrounds
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Article Title | Building social and community cohesion: the role of social enterprises in facilitating settlement experiences for immigrants from non-English speaking backgrounds |
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ERA Journal ID | 36263 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Kong, Eric |
Journal Title | International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences |
Journal Citation | 6 (3), pp. 115-128 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Champaign, IL. USA |
ISSN | 1833-1882 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.SocialSciences-Journal.com |
Abstract | Australia is a nation of immigrants. Immigration brings much needed skills and labour to Australia. It helps creating a strong economy, drives prosperity and builds Australia’s future. Diverse cultural expression enriches all Australians and makes the multicultural nation more vibrant and creative. Immigrants, including refugees, from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB) are vulnerable as they often have higher unemployment rates or are at an earnings disadvantage that may lead to disaffection and community unrest in the long run. Government agencies are facing complicated issues surrounding the design and implementation of strategies that facilitate the settlement of new arrivals in Australia. This paper critically reviews the literature and argues that social enterprises and social entrepreneurship can help to facilitate life satisfaction and self-reliance for NESB immigrants in Australia. In addition, the paper provides a better understanding of what research method may best suit to examine the role of social enterprises in NESB immigrant settlement experiences and how social enterprises may help to integrate the immigrants into culturally diverse socially cohesive nation. Discussion of benefits of the proposed research method will also be provided. |
Keywords | immigrants from non-English speaking backgrounds; social enterprise; social entrepreneurship; immigrant settlement services; research method |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 449999. Other human society not elsewhere classified |
350711. Organisational planning and management | |
441001. Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment | |
Public Notes | Author retains Copyright. Readers must ask permission to reproduce, from cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Marketing |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q11y8/building-social-and-community-cohesion-the-role-of-social-enterprises-in-facilitating-settlement-experiences-for-immigrants-from-non-english-speaking-backgrounds
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