Immigrants Living in the UK

Table of Contents

Immigrants Living in the UK3

Introduction3

Racism towards Immigrants by British youth5

Chapter Two: Literature Review12

Similar Studies16

Immigrant self-employment adjustment16

The self-employment propensity of the UK-born19

Knowledge Management21

Motivational aspects22

Knowledge management in the professional services sector23

Barriers to KM in law firms25

Motivations to share knowledge26

Peer recognition and respect (59 per cent positive)30

A One-Time Incentive or Reward (43 Per Cent Positive)32

Participant information.36

Materials37

Procedure38

Analysis39

References57

Immigrants Living in the UK

Introduction

Roger Kershaw and Mark Pearsall, of the Public Record Office (PRO), share with us their professional expertise by providing this very functional handbook that guides the reader through all aspects of the UK immigration and citizenship records. Drawing together a wealth of references to relevant sources concerning the history of immigrant and refugee communities in the UK, this book can be accessed on various levels as a textbook or a guide. It has been written to assist the historian, the student, the genealogist or anyone researching their family history. It contains much historical information without becoming arduous and gives necessary background facts useful to the researcher. The guide clearly explains government policy towards immigration and how it has changed from the medieval era. Primarily, the book introduces the records that are held at the PRO, and then offers guidance to the user about what those records contain, and the best approach to their use.

The authors also know just what the user of a book of this type requires and present some very practical and time-saving advice. There is an explanation of how to locate the PRO Website. This provides access to the PRO's computer catalogue and includes details of the various departments of the PRO, such as the Family Records Office, in Islington, and the services at the PRO bookshop. Other notes include opening hours of the reading rooms at Kew, how to obtain a reader's ticket to inspect original records, the facilities available for disabled users, and a brief résumé of the holdings at the Family Research Centre. Appendix One advises the reader how to go about locating documents that have a two-part reference number, and Appendix Two offers a handy list of immigration records that are held in county record offices in England and Wales.

Importantly, this guide gives a starting point of how to research in the area of immigration. It also provides fascinating reading, particularly for those with limited knowledge of the history of the immigrant in today's multicultural society. The index is excellent, enabling the researcher to get the maximum use from the guidance this book offers. This is a useful publication for public library local history departments and for individuals interested in this aspect of genealogy. For an official guide, this book offers excellent value for money. It is certainly true that few studies of bullying have given much emphasis to the racial dimension, and the larger studies are particularly lacking in this regard. The questionnaire used in the Dee Sheffield Bullying Project (see Whitney and Smith, 1993; Smith and Sharp, 1994) asks if pupils have experienced a variety of different types ...