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Bravo-Moreno, Ana – Comparative Education, 2009
This article uses international comparisons to examine the ways in which national differences in educational philosophies and policies have affected trajectories through education for immigrant and second generation students and their succeeding socio-economic, civic and political integration. By looking at various settings such as classrooms,…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Student Mobility, Migrants, Immigration
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King, Edmund – Comparative Education, 1983
Looks at the expanding frontier of pluralism in terms of reappraising the relationship of formal education to the advent of the constant change (occupational and social) accelerated by the microprocessor revolution and readjusting provisions in educational systems to meet the different needs of different populations. (AH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Pluralism, Females, Foreign Countries
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Rose C. Amazan – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2008
The number of highly skilled Africans leaving their country of origin, many with PhDs, has reached disturbing proportions. Meanwhile, Africa spends billions per year to fill the capacity gaps that are created by the exodus of the highly skilled. In Africa, Ethiopia ranked first in terms of rate of loss of human capital. Many African governments…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Brain Drain, Human Capital, Developing Nations
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Adepoju, Aderanti – International Social Science Journal, 1979
Explores determinants, characteristics, and patterns of migration in Africa and relates these factors to socioeconomic change processes. Influences of migration are evaluated as they relate to work conditions, land use, marriage and family patterns, life style, and new skills and experiences gained in formal and non-formal educational situations.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Problems
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Preston, Rosemary – Comparative Education, 1987
Studies education's relationship to migration by examining migratory patterns and educational characteristics of those who had moved and chosen not to move in three mestizo and two Indian communities. Shows that much variance in migration that appears to be explained by educational experiences is a product of preexistent background variables. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indians, Comparative Education, Demography
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Cummings, William K.; So, Wing-Cheung – Higher Education, 1985
Eight factors in Asian students' choice of U.S. study include improved political relations, increased Asian-American exchange, increased Asian immigration to the U.S., similarity in educational structure and content, the absorbtive capacity and quality of American higher education, complementarity of supply and demand, and opportunities for…
Descriptors: College Choice, Comparative Education, Economic Climate, Educational Economics
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Haug, Gut – European Journal of Education, 1996
A study examined patterns in college student mobility between the United States and European countries, including size and direction of flow and patterns in student characteristics. Emphasis is on differences between American and European sides of the system. Development and significance of a new program for cooperation and mobility in…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Education, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries