The Scottish Government

2003

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
THE STRATEGIC, POLICY AND LEGAL CONTEXT OF THE STUDY
THE MINORITY ETHNIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME
STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
CHAPTER TWO APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
FOCUS GROUPS WITH MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
METHODOLOGY
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER THREE A PROFILE OF THE FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS
INTRODUCTION
PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER FOUR PRIORITY ISSUES FOR MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN SCOTLAND
INTRODUCTION
PRIORITY ISSUES FOR SCOTLAND'S MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
HEALTH
EMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
JUSTICE AND THE LAW
BEING PART OF A COMMUNITY
HOUSING
SOCIAL WORK
TRANSPORT
BUSINESS SUPPORT
SUPPORT NETWORKS AND ORGANISATIONS
POVERTY
OTHER ISSUES IDENTIFIED
CROSS-CUTTING THEMES
PRIORITY ISSUES FOR SPECIFIC GROUPS
GEOGRAPHY
COMPETITION AND TENSIONS BETWEEN MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER FIVE THE PROPOSED NEW MINORITY ETHNIC SURVEY AND RELATED PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH
VIEWS ON THE NEED FOR A SURVEY
PARTICIPANTS EXPECTATIONS OF THE PROPOSED NEW SURVEY
THE FORM THE SURVEY SHOULD TAKE
SUMMARY
CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS, PROPOSED SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON RESEARCH
SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES
SOLUTIONS TO KEY ISSUES- SUGGESTIONS FROM THE RESPONDENTS
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESEARCH
REFERENCES

ANNEX ONE Lessons Learned: Practice and Processes
ANNEX TWOList of Participation Organisations
ANNEX THREEParticipant Monitoring Form