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Hercog, Metka; van de Laar, Mindel – European Journal of Higher Education, 2016
This paper examines how country-specific factors in receiving countries influence a highly skilled migrant's choice between several possible locations. While continental European countries recognize that attracting migrants is a key component of their economic strategies, it is unclear to what extent these immigration policies result in European…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Student Mobility, Migration
Hamilton, Robert V. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation analyzes the nearly 100,000 foreign students who attained science and engineering (S&E) doctorates in the five fields of physical sciences, life sciences, engineering, mathematics and computer sciences, and social and behavioral sciences at American universities from 1994 to 2005. Two models are presented. In the first model…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Regional Characteristics, Higher Education, Doctoral Programs
Smita – Online Submission, 2008
Seasonal migration for work by poor rural families is a phenomenon that is escalating as the agrarian crisis mounts. Millions of families that migrate are compelled to take their children along, leaving school and a normal childhood behind. They spend several months every year at work sites such as brick kilns, salt pans, plantations and stone…
Descriptors: Migrant Workers, Seasonal Laborers, Migrant Children, Migrant Education
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Saini, Asha; Vakil, Shernavaz – Childhood Education, 2002
Details causes of migration in India and situations children find themselves in, and how these situations complicate the provision of education. Examines the impact on children's physical, psychosocial, and intellectual growth, and evaluates intervention measures, including a program for street children. Provides recommendations for addressing…
Descriptors: Children, Foreign Countries, Migrant Children, Migrant Education
Punekar, Vijaya B. – Sociol Soc Res, 1969
Descriptors: Intergroup Relations, Language Ability, Migration Patterns, Religious Differences
Peirce, Neal R.; Johnson, Curtis – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2003
In this article, the authors discuss the problematic trends affecting New England's human capital. These trends include migration to other states of New England's graduates due to high cost of living; more than 60 percent of college dropouts; and the decision of most companies to outsource jobs in India and other countries.
Descriptors: Credentials, Human Capital, Universities, Dropouts
Khubchandani, Lachman M. – 1998
A discussion of the Sindhi language diaspora, the biradari, across India and Pakistan looks at the implications of this geographic dispersal for the cohesion of the Sindhi-speaking community and culture. Three sociocultural characteristics of the scattered population are identified: urbanization; near-universal literacy; and bilingualism. Patterns…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution, Identification (Psychology)
Khadria, Binod – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2004
This paper provides estimates of the stocks and flows of human resources in science and technology (HRST) in India, and their breakdown by education and occupation. Furthermore, the paper provides estimates of the number of highly skilled people moving to India and out of India during the 1990s, mainly to the United States. This part of the study…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Human Resources