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Chen, Shuang; Adams, Jennifer; Qu, Zhiyong; Wang, Xiaohua; Chen, Li – International Review of Education, 2013
In the context of China's increasing rural-urban migration, few studies have investigated how parental migration affects children's experience in school. The high cost of schooling, taken together with the institutional barriers in destination cities, have compelled many rural parents in China to migrate without their children, leaving them in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Rural Areas, Migrant Workers, Foreign Countries
Sanders, John – J Hum Resources, 1969
Cross sectional analysis of migration data. Findings supported the hypothesis that migrant workers returned to rural areas due to their inability to find other than marginal employment in industrial areas. (Author/AP)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Experience, Employment Patterns, Labor Economics
Teller, Charles H.; Butz, William P. – 1984
This paper examined the relationship between temporary migration and childhood malnutrition in Guatemala and questioned whether migration patterns or low socioeconomic status produced a special risk group. The study emphasized policy implications of high priorities placed on population redistribution in Latin American governments and the…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Failure to Thrive, Foreign Countries, Health Needs
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John, Patricia La Caille – 1993
This bibliography contains 137 entries related to population migration in rural America. The entries were derived from the AGRICOLA database produced by the National Agricultural Library and include journal articles, government reports, conference papers, extension bulletins, and books. Entries cover such topics as demography, economic growth,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Demography, Economic Development, Migrant Workers
Reul, Myrtle R. – 1974
Migration is not a new concept. All through America's history, there has been a push and pull related to population movement. Most Americans have moved several times and from one geographical region to another. Others have moved only a short distance from their birthplace or perhaps not at all. U.S. census information shows that each year nearly…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, American Indians, Black Population Trends, Demography
Barnes, Robert F.; And Others – 1967
The provision of housing facilities and child day-care centers for migrant workers has in many cases produced problems among migrant workers and the communities concerned. The reactions of both groups have ranged from generally positive to highly negative. This monograph presents the findings of an exploratory study conducted during the first year…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Day Care, Day Care Centers
MOORE, HAROLD E.; SCHUFLETOWSKI, CHARLES – 1965
A STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF MIGRANTS WAS CONDUCTED FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER, 1964, IN ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS. THIS REPORT, CONCERNED WITH THE ARIZONA STUDY, IDENTIFIED THE MOST COMPLICATED PROBLEM AS THE LACK OF A COORDINATED ATTACK ON MIGRANT SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, HEALTH, AND EDUCATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS BY LOCAL, STATE, AND…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Braceros, Clinics, Dental Clinics