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Reid, John D.; Tucker, C. Jack – Phylon, 1977
Discusses "general trends in black urbanization for the greater part of the twentieth century and the similarities and dissimilarities black trends have had with those of whites." Analyzes "the role migration has played in redistributing blacks to the country's largest cities." Examines "urbanization trends in terms of black occupational and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Dropouts, Economic Opportunities
Butterworth, Douglas – Urban Anthropology, 1977
Various kinds of data are brought to bear upon the problem of selectivity of migration from a town in southern Mexico. It is shown that the wealthier, better educated, Spanish-speaking more cosmopolitan peasants tend to leave Tilantongo more than their poor, illiterate, Indian-speaking counterparts. Within this pattern there are different kinds of…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Economic Factors, Educational Background, Field Studies
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Whitney, Herbert A. – Journal of Geography, 1984
A national survey which asked Canadian students where they would most and least prefer to live revealed that most preferred to stay near home and disliked, or were neutral toward, other places. Classroom exercises to help college and secondary students understand the geographical ideas mentioned in this article are provided. (RM)
Descriptors: Geographic Regions, Higher Education, Human Geography, Learning Activities
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Lee, Kiong Hock; Tan, Jee Peng – Higher Education, 1984
The flow of developing country students to developed countries is examined from the perspective of the sending authorities in developing countries and the loss of foreign exchange to developing nations. The implications for expansion of higher education in developing nations are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development
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Grasmuck, Sherri – International Migration Review, 1984
Compares working conditions of documented and undocumented Dominicans in New York City. Concludes that one of the most important functions served by the illegal alien population in a surplus labor region like New York City resides primarily in its greater controllability by employers in the secondary labor market. (RDN)
Descriptors: Dominicans, Employment Patterns, Immigrants, Labor Supply
Beale, Calvin L. – Rural Manpower Developments, 1972
Descriptors: Demography, Dropouts, Migration Patterns, Population Distribution
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Sofranko, Andrew J.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1982
Surveyed older adults (N=158) who migrated from urban to rural areas to explore implications of residential choice. Data showed that while older rural residents have less access to services, they are more satisfied, more likely to perceive improvements over the former residence, and are more attached to their residences. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Delivery Systems, Gerontology, Life Satisfaction
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Fairchild, Halford H.; Tucker, M. Belinda – Journal of Social Issues, 1982
Uses a multidisciplinary approach to examine trends in Black residential mobility from slavery to the present. Focuses particularly on evolution of urban ghettos and considers present and future public policy issues. (GC)
Descriptors: Black History, Black Population Trends, Ghettos, Industrialization
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Lord, J. Dennis; Catau, John C. – Social Science Quarterly, 1977
Discusses the impact of school desegregation and cross-district bussing upon white flight to the suburban school districts of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina, in response to a 1970 court-ordered desegregation plan. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Community Study, Data Analysis, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fulton, John A.; Fuguitt, Glenn V.; Gibson, Richard M. – Rural Sociology, 1997
Analyzes migration streams between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, 1975-93, in terms of sex, race, age, educational attainment, poverty level, and occupational status. Distinct shifts included nonmetro gains and retention of the young and better-educated during the 1970s, loss of those groups in the 1980s, and increased nonmetro population…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Migration Patterns
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Mueller, Milan; Rackerby, Deborah – Educational Planning, 1989
The Los Angeles Unified School District contracted with GeoBased Systems to produce an enrollment projection model based on a set of assumptions regarding fertility, mortality, and migration for each of four ethnic groups. This article discusses the data, methodology, and results used by individual schools to project student numbers. (MLH)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Census Figures, Databases, Educational Planning
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Alba, Richard D.; And Others – International Migration Review, 1995
Investigates the racial and ethnic composition of neighborhoods in the Greater New York metropolitan area in the 1970-90 period, when the region was a major receiving ground for immigrant groups. Increasing racial and ethnic composition of some neighborhoods is counterbalanced by greater numbers of all-minority neighborhoods. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Change, Ethnic Groups, Immigrants, Immigration
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Dorner, Fred H.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study of the distances between physicians' (n=2,612) residency program locations and first practice locations indicates that most moved less than 75 miles. Primary care physicians moved significantly shorter distances than did other specialists. This pattern has changed little over the last few decades. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Geographic Distribution, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education, Migration Patterns
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Frey, William H. – Gerontologist, 1995
Examines how 1990 state elderly populations have been affected by "new elderly births" (a state's population, ages 55-59 in 1985, which survived to ages 60-64 in 1990) as well as by migration components. During the 1985-90 period, elderly births exerted a greater impact than migration on elderly gains and demographic composition for all…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Asian Americans, Blacks, Demography
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Townsend, Dennis J. – OAH Magazine of History, 1999
Teaching a unit based on the migratory experience of a particular group of immigrants gives students a better understanding of the entire immigration experience. Presents a lesson that focuses on the Italian immigrants as they moved throughout the world during the Age of Immigration. (CMK)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, Immigration, Jews
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