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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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Muilu, Toivo; Rusanen, Jarmo – Journal of Rural Studies, 2003
Analysis of georeferenced population data for Finland, 1970-2000, showed that rural youth, particularly rural young women, have been moving out of sparsely populated areas to growth centers and more densely populated areas in general. Interview data from young people included attitudes toward migration versus staying put, usually related to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Aspiration, Attitudes, Foreign Countries