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Arnon, Sara; Shamai, Shmuel – Journal of Community Psychology, 2010
A white house topped by a red roof, set in a garden, surrounded by a lawn dotted with trees and shrubs--this is not just a child's naive drawing. It is the aspiration of many in the modern world, Israelis among them. This case study deals with the inner migration of families, mainly from the urban center of Israel, to rural communities in its…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Urban to Rural Migration, Migration Patterns
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Guimond, Laurie; Simard, Myriam – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
Rural gentrification, which is linked in particular to the migration and permanent settlement in the countryside of middle-class or affluent urbanites, is increasingly affecting contemporary rural communities. Despite the significance of this trend, the complex and many-sided phenomenon of rural gentrification has hardly been explored in scholarly…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Migration
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Tan, Guangyu – Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2010
It is estimated that more than 10% of China's population has left their villages and hometowns as millions of farmers have descended upon cities and urban centers in response to a huge demand for labor since the economic reform launched in the late 1970s (Li, 2006). Approximately 19.8 million children are believed to have accompanied their parents…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Migrant Education, Poverty, Access to Health Care
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Walford, Nigel – Journal of Rural Studies, 2007
Exchanges of population between supposedly "urban" and "rural" spaces have occurred throughout history as people migrate between areas with relatively, densely and sparsely settled populations. However, comparatively little is known about whether the same small areas persistently contribute to the flow and what types of…
Descriptors: Migration Patterns, Population Growth, Developed Nations, Rural Areas
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Hugo, G. J.; Smailes, P. J. – Journal of Rural Studies, 1992
Using a case study and surveys, assesses the major changes that have occurred in population trends within the nonmetropolitan sector of Australia, and South Australia in particular. Appears that a reversal in the long-standing pattern of increasing concentration of the population in large urban settings is continuing but at a slower pace than in…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Migration Patterns, Population Distribution
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Saraceno, Elena – Journal of Rural Studies, 1994
Examines the need to reconsider spatial conceptualizations and categories such as urban-rural and core-periphery in light of two recent trends: migration out of cities and the geographic redistribution of economic activities. Suggests that these trends and related policy issues would be better articulated in a regional or local economy framework.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Demography, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Foucher, Michel – 1995
This monograph, published as part of the project "A Secondary Education for Europe," offers some basic data on the contemporary human geography of the European continent, with a focus on central and eastern Europe. The document first describes civic issues in the teaching of geography and cartography of the new Europe. The basic…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
Byerlee, Derek; And Others – 1976
Study objectives were to: increase the understanding of rural to urban migration processes in Africa and Sierra Leone; develop and test a theoretical schema and survey methodology for migration research; and evaluate the effects of policy on migration. The migration survey was conducted in rural areas, urban areas, and again in the rural areas…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Nicholson, Beryl – 1981
In Norway, there has been a change from net out-migration from rural areas to net in-migration since about 1970; however, this apparent change is a manifestation of changes in occupational patterns and characteristics of certain age groups. The rise in technical and professional occupations has been dramatic, and a particularly high proportion of…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Agricultural Occupations, Blue Collar Occupations, Career Choice