A study examined factors in the migration of Iowa-resident first-time freshmen to institutions in adjacent states, including distance between the home state and destination school, tuition, institution size, perceived quality of the institution, the nonresident enrollment in the school, and state admission policies. (MSE)

Documents and explains immigrant-native born American trends and differentials in poverty and public assistance utilization from 1960-1980. Immigration over this period is characterized by increases in the following: (1) flow of immigration; (2) downward trend in immigrants entering under the family reunification provisions; (3) percentage…

Current population trends represent a dramatic shift in wealth and educated people to the Sunbelt, creating a secondary effect in terms of growth, jobs, tax bases, and school enrollments. These trends will continue in the 1980s, intensifying the decline in economic conditions, the quality of social and educational services, and the quality of life…

Explains a mathematical formula used for locating public sites close to the expected geographic center of an area where population (or population density) and distance are the two major suitable variables. Application of the site selection methodology is proposed for schools, libraries, parks, and other public sites. (MLF)

Data show that the enrollment and volume of student migration to Black institutions increased significantly from 1963-68. Student outmigration from states without Black colleges to states with a Black higher educational system also increased. States receiving a large number of immigrant students to their Black colleges remained the same. Order…

This chapter examines Kentucky's history of net migration, the age and education of recent in-migrants and out-migrants, and implications of these trends for Kentucky in the next century. Kentucky's migration history for much of the 20th century reveals the departure of young adults from the state, an exodus from rural areas, and an attraction of…

This paper offers a conceptual "map" of issues and approaches in immigration research and illustrates features of the map with the significant contributions of Latino Studies to immigration research. One axis of the map concerns the time line of various waves of immigration. Although research on immigrants and immigration processes was a…

Much of today's rural America will be the fastest growing part of the nation in the next half century. The spread of large cities and the creation of new ones, the addition of almost 30 million senior citizens, and immigration into rural areas are powerful forces contributing to the development of rural America. Rural areas are competitive in a…

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)

Examines the variety of impacts associated with the demographic shift of older Americans to predominately rural areas. Presents a conceptual model of the rural retirement community. Model includes the general impact of demographic, psychosocial, and community factors that contribute to older persons' satisfaction and adjustment when migrating.…

Discusses inadequacies of current urban policy, especially the recommendations of the Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties. Claims that deteriorating housing and lack of jobs in urban areas will persist unless major revitalization efforts are undertaken now. (APM)

Assessed the spatial dimension of college enrollment and develops a model explaining the distributional patterns. The potential model uses migration theory and statistical techniques and has accurately predicted student enrollment patterns in the United States and Great Britain. (Author/JAC)

Compositional change in migration streams between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas are examined in relation to the post-1970 migration "turnaround." Analysis focuses on (1) changes in the sex, age, educational and occupational selectivity, and interchange of migration, and (2) the impact of migration on population composition. (Author)

Displacement has a long history and its effects are well known. In order to combat the problem, we must reject the use of housing as a commodity to maximize profits and concentrate on rights to a decent place to live, in the area of one's choosing, at an affordable cost. (Author/EB)

Blacks who settled in the Western United States influenced the region's development in a number of ways, including agriculture, the cattle industry, mining, and business. (MC)