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Foreign Science and Engineering Doctoral Attainment at American Universities
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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
The Choice of Migration Destination: Dominican and Cuban Immigrants to the Mainland United States and Puerto Rico.
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Funkhouser, Edward; Ramos, Fernando A. – International Migration Review, 1993
Using figures from the 1980 Census, the importance of relative earnings and culture in the choice of immigration destination (Puerto Rico or mainland United States) for immigrants from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean is examined. Not all differences in location decision are attributable to differences in reward structure by location. (SLD)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Characteristics, Cultural Differences, Decision Making
Immigration: Studies of the Immigration Control Act's Impact on Mexico. Briefing Report to the Honorable Dennis DeConcini, U.S. Senate.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of National Security and International Affairs. – 1988
This report describes research on the impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), Public Law 99-603, on Mexico's economy and social structure. The purpose of IRCA is to control illegal immigration to the United States, and a key provision makes it illegal for employers to knowingly hire or continue to employ undocumented…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Demography, Economic Factors, Employment
Rural-Urban Migration in Sierra Leone: Determinants and Policy Implications. African Rural Economy Paper No. 13.
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
The Uncertain Connection: Free Trade and Rural Mexican Migration to the United States.
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Cornelius, Wayne A.; Martin, Philip L. – International Migration Review, 1993
Argues that it is easy to overestimate the additional emigration from rural Mexico that could occur as a result of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) related economic restructuring in Mexico. Four major reasons why Mexican emigration may not increase dramatically are suggested. Phase-in recommendations related to implementation are…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Cooperation, Demography, Economic Change
Changing Rural Social Systems: Adaptation and Survival.
Johnson, Nan E., Ed.; Wang, Ching-li, Ed. – 1997
This book includes studies of globalization-related social changes in rural areas of the United States and other countries and implications of these studies for sociological theory. Although no chapter focuses exclusively on education, education-related themes include rural school dropouts and intergenerational poverty, the migration of rural…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Farmers, Foreign Countries