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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
Whether in flight from conflict, with the hope of building a better life, or to seize a social or economic opportunity, people have been crossing borders for as long as there have been borders to cross. Modern means of transportation and communication, the globalisation of the labour market, and the ageing of populations in OECD (Organisation for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Achievement Gap, Migrant Children
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Shaoqing, Lu; Shouli, Zhang – Chinese Education and Society, 2004
In the study of compulsory education for transient children, Beijing Xingzhi School for the Children of Transient Workers is a good example. There is no question that this is the most well-known school to date for transient children in China, and it has to a certain extent become a symbol of this social issue. The initial reports regarding this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Investigations, Migrant Workers, Compulsory Education
Population Crisis Committee, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report discusses population trends abroad and their relation to immigration pressures and policies in the United States. The following sections are included: (1) "Two Major Waves of Immigration"; (2) "The U.S.--A Major Host Nation for Permanent Immigrants"; (3) "Changing Sources of Immigrants to the United…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Immigrants