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Vialet, Joyce C. – Migration World Magazine, 1997
Explores reasons for the recent increase in immigration into the United States, which has almost doubled since 1981. Admissions under the basic immigration system have been generously augmented by legalized aliens and refugees. Implications for the future, and probable increases, especially in the category of immediate relatives of immigrants…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Federal Legislation, Immigration, Migration Patterns

Chaney, Elsa M. – International Studies Notes, 1989
Suggests alternative ways to advance knowledge about the reasons why people in the Caribbean are under-nourished. Argues for replacing quantitative surveys that focus on using the methodology of one discipline with L. Joy's (1979) "repeated scenarios" crossing disciplinary boundaries around which theorizing can begin. (GG)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Farm Labor, Females

Lopez, Felipe H.; Munro, Pamela – Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 1999
Interviews with 20 Zapotec immigrants from Oaxaca (Mexico) to Los Angeles examined their immigration experiences and adjustment to life in the United States. Discussion covers immigration from Oaxaca; living conditions, illiteracy, education, and language usage in the village of San Lucas Quiavini; immigration patterns; ethnicity and Oaxacan…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), American Indians, Educational Needs, Ethnicity

Saini, Asha; Vakil, Shernavaz – Childhood Education, 2002
Details causes of migration in India and situations children find themselves in, and how these situations complicate the provision of education. Examines the impact on children's physical, psychosocial, and intellectual growth, and evaluates intervention measures, including a program for street children. Provides recommendations for addressing…
Descriptors: Children, Foreign Countries, Migrant Children, Migrant Education

Gynan, Shaw N. – Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1998
Discusses migration patterns and language maintenance in Paraguay, where the majority of the population are speakers of Guarani, an indigenous South American language. Careful examination of Paraguayan census data reveals that Spanish-Guarani bilingualism is not nearly as widespread as claimed. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Census Figures, Foreign Countries, Guarani

Baryla, Edward A., Jr.; Dotterweich, Douglas – Education Economics, 2001
Employs unique data set combining institution-specific characteristics and regional economic variables to examine the interaction between a university, its environment, and student migration. Finds universities that have regionally recognized quality programs have greater ability to attract nonresident students. Also finds linkage between…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Least Squares Statistics
Frank, Reanne; Wildsmith, Elizabeth – Social Forces, 2005
This article provides an empirical test of the widely accepted assumption that migration contributes to union instability. The data come from the Mexican Migration Project (MMP) data base MMP93. We use multilevel discrete time event history analysis to specify the odds of union dissolution for male household heads by individual- and…
Descriptors: Social Control, Divorce, Foreign Countries, Migration Patterns
Hudson, John C. – Great Plains Quarterly, 2002
Students of population and regional studies are familiar with the demographic accounting equation in which the size of the population at time t + x is equal to the population at time t plus the births, minus the deaths, plus the immigrants, minus the emigrants, during the interval of time x. This simple formula can be used to derive a variety of…
Descriptors: Population Trends, Migrants, English (Second Language), Migration Patterns
Ferro, Anna – Journal of Education and Work, 2006
Among the aspects discussed within the globalisation process, the international mobility of professional workers assumes considerable relevance. This paper focuses on migratory aspirations among knowledge workers within the context of economic globalisation and market restructuring in Romania. Due to a lack of literature dealing with these issues,…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities, Information Technology
Laosa, Luis M. – 1996
In every society there are predictable and normative events, often connected to biological change, that demand personal change from the individual. In contrast with these are other critical life events, less predictable and less prevalent, that place extreme demands on the individual for personal change and adaptation. These extraordinary events…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Change, Cultural Differences, Immigrants
Sawyer, Kem Knapp – 1995
Millions of people around the world have lost the freedom to remain in their homes or choose where they want to live. In fact, 1 in every 125 people in this world is a refugee. For many refugees, finding a new home is a long, tedious, and painful process. Many host countries that receive refugees suffer from overpopulation, housing shortages, and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Foreign Nationals, Foreign Workers, Immigrants

Graber, E. E. – Rural Sociology, 1974
In Colorado people are moving out of the Denver suburbs and into an old mountain town which may be indicative of a national trend. (JC)
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Characteristics, Educational Background, Migration Patterns
McCarthy, Kevin F. – 1984
In this paper significant demographic trends in the United States are described and anlyzed in relation to their implications for education. Focus is placed on six major trends. (1) The United States is moving toward zero population growth, and the long term prospect for school enrollment is for decline. (2) The age structure of the population is…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Planning, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
Lithman, Yngve Georg – 1985
Contemporary demographic, economic, political, and social changes in Europe are influencing cultural and educational processes. International migration, internal migration from rural to urban centers, emergence of the welfare state, professionalization of society, technological advancement, and changes in occupational structure and the situation…
Descriptors: Change, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors, Educational Policy
Cafferty, Pastora San Juan – Ethnicity, 1975
Evidence is cited to indicate that the ebb and flow of migration between Puerto Rico and the mainland results in ever increasing numbers of Puerto Rican children being the outcasts of two monolingual educational systems, each of which denies them their complex identity. The establishment of bilingual education programs is advocated in both the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy