Thesis (M. A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-360).

Thesis (M.A.)--Ssu li Chung-kuo wen hua hsueh yuan. / Reproduced from typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliography: leaves 107-115.

Ce travail interroge les parcours de migration féminine précaire en tant que lieux d’expérience, de formation et de reconstruction de soi. Il s’intéresse aux dynamiques (trans)formatives de l’individu, auxquelles il associe l’émergence de postures de sujet et, plus précisément, d’un sujet culturel. Notre réflexion se situe dans le cadre d’une épistémologie centrée sur l’individu et ses espaces socioculturels et politiques d’action et de construction de soi. Nous avons donc fait appel à la recherche biographique en éducation, ainsi qu’à la perspective sociologique emmenée par l’Ecole de Chicago. La méthodologie qualitative de recueil et d’analyse des données s’y est inspirée et nous avons accordé la priorité à la parole singulière traduisant la migration en tant qu’expérience subjective. Cela nous a permis d’appréhender les parcours migratoires précaires en tant que projets de soi où le culturel participe à des processus de transformation du sujet, d’adaptation et d’apprentissage, mobilisés et organisés autour d’une revendication de pouvoir d’agir. / This work aims to study feminine precarious migration paths as places of experience, of learning and self reconstruction. It takes interest in individual transformation dynamics to which it associates the emergence of subjective postures and, more precisely, those of a cultural subject. Our intention relies on an epistemology focused on the individual and its socio-cultural and political spaces of action and self construction. We have thus chosen the biographical research in education as well as the sociological perspective of The Chicago School. They have brought on a qualitative methodology of data collection and analysis, helping us to focus on singular speeches, expressing migration as a subjective experience. Precarious migration paths thus appear as projects of self, where the cultural takes part in the subject’s process of transformation, adaptation and learning, mobilized and organized around a claim of power.

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts in the Department of Sociology for the fulfilment of the requirements of the degree MASTER OF ARTS at the UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND, 1995. / The study deals with African rural urban migration in Empangeni Richards Bay area, where the concern is on the people already in the towns. The purpose of this investigation is to attempt to come up with some possible remedies to the problem of rural-urban migration in South Africa. Therefore, the aims of the study were the following: To discover the reasons for the movement from rural to urban. To discover to what extent are the migrants integrated to their new environment. To get the perceptions of the migrants about the whole process of rural-urban migration. To find out ways and means to alleviate problems encountered by migrants. The conceptual framework of the study is derived from various theories of migration, and the impact on problems encountered by migrants. The population of the study comprises of the heads of the families. The sample which was drawn from the population was 25 subjects from each area, i.e, Empangeni and Richards Bay. The survey method was used to collect data in this study, and two research instruments were used viz. interviews and questionnaires. Ethical implications: consent from the subj ects was obtained after the purpose of the study had been fully , explained including what would happen to the results, and how would the subjects benefit from the findings of the study. The analysis of data was both qualitatively and quantitatively. Qualitative analysis was done to verify data obtained quantitatively. In the light of the findings of the study the investigator offered several recommendations and suggestions. / The Educational Opportunities Council (EOC)

This study analyses the composition of outmigration flows regarding migrants’ characteristics such as family situation, educational attainment and labour market situation. To expand our research, out-migrants are separated into return and onward migrants. Results indicate that the labour market situation of immigrants (unemployment and uptake of social benefits) in the destination country is an important determinant in the decision to out-migrate. However, the effect varies among countries due to the political situation in the source country, the migration costs and the extensive welfare benefits in Sweden. Labour immigrants are more likely to return to their country of origin whereas refugee immigrants are more likely to move to another country. Other findings demonstrate that emigrants are negatively selected regarding educational attainment. High-educated individuals have a higher probability of returning home than moving to a third country. The likelihood of emigration also depends on other characteristics such as the family situation of immigrants and the duration of residence in the destination country. All in all, labour market outcomes are the most important factors in the decision of out-migration.

Thesis--Erlangen-Nürnberg. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-113).

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Thesis (M.A.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2007. / Thesis advisor: James P. Mulrooney "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Biomolecular Science" Includes bibliographical references (leaves 42-45). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Migration has always been generating a complex tension between individuals and nations. There are many perspectives on why people migrate, how people migrate, what impact migration has on what are called 'receiving' and 'sending' countries, and whether countries should encourage or limit migration. This thesis is devoted to analyzing a fundamental phenomenon which accompanies migration itself, namely human capital flight. This phenomenon is often depicted by its more popularized name, 'brain drain'. It concerns that highly skilled workers in developing countries seek a better future by migrating to developed countries. There has been an ongoing debate about the negative and positive effects of human capital flows. Most importantly, it can create problems for the sending country, given that expertise and skills are 'lost'. For that reason, my research will focus on the emigration of highly skilled workers and its impact on the sending countries as they are mainly the most disadvantageous participants of this human capital flow. Accordingly, the questions to be examined concern the competiting rights and duties hold between migrants and nation states.  To what extent, are developing states in their right to restrict this type of emigration? Whether freedom of movement can be reckoned as an indispensable human right?