Filipino youth in Montreal have one of the highest rates of not being in school. Reports of behavioural problems, difficulties integrating, school failure and parent-child relationship difficulties have been reported among Filipino Youth who came to Canada after their mothers came to work in Canada under the Live-In Caregiver Program and its predecessor, the Foreign Domestic Movement. Using a sociocultural framework, I interviewed seven Filipino youth to examine the factors that interact to influence their educational outcomes. I discovered that several of their problems were related to long periods of family separation. The inability to develop a close relationship with their mother, along with economic struggles was a source of difficulty and directly affected educational outcomes. The focus of learning French in order to do well in the Quebec High School system is another factor affecting the ability of Filipino youth to succeed in school.

Typescript. / Bibliography: leaves 236-252. / Photocopy. / Microfiche. / xv, 252 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Honors Project--Smith College, Northampton, Mass., 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-129).

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This thesis examines the impact migration has on Filipinas living in the Western Suburbs of Sydney and the strategies employed by them to enable their adaptation to the Australian way of life. The migration experiences of ten Filipinas will be documented, recounting the process of social learning and the changes in themselves. The issue of unexpected learning which occurs as a part of this process and which is rarely documented will also be examined. The study draws on some of the issues raised by Filipinas arising from a series of in-depth interviews. These issues include the lack of knowledge of the Australian culture and the need to change customary ways in order to adapt. Motivation and skills need to adjust to a new culture, and how they are utilised to enable social learning also form part of this study. / Master of Arts (Hons)

Thesis (M. A.)--University of Canterbury, 2009. / Typescript (photocopy). "ID: 22502346." Principal supervisor: Elaine Dobson, assistant supervisor: Dr Jonathan Le Cocq. "February 2009." At head of title: MUSI 690 Master of Arts in Music. The DVD has a selection of recorded performances intended to be broadly representative of the events, performers, styles and mediums of performance. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 296-304). Also available via the World Wide Web.

This dissertation is divided into six sections. The first section, the introduction and literature review, also covers the aim and objectives of the thesis. The second section discusses the labour migration from the Philippines to the outside world. It then explores the push forces and pull factors for Filipino migration in terms of: (i) economic issues, including unemployment and unchecked population growth, fiscal deficit and public-sector debt, natural disaster and globalisation; (ii) political factors, including a weak and inefficient state, security problems, and laws and policies; and (iii) dynamics of marriage and family migration, personal choice, wage difference and level of skills. The third section discusses the Philippines Government's roles in promoting migration, in implementing policies to protect its Filipino migrants and in providing supports for 'overseas contract workers' (OCWs). The fourth part of the thesis explains the importance of the remittances that overseas Filipinos send back to their home country. A series of case studies is presented on the fifth chapter; these focus on Filipino professional migration to Australia and particularly the state of South Australia. The case studies provide a more in-depth understanding of the Filipino migrants' role and position in a foreign country. The findings and observations made in the study are synthesised in the concluding sixth section.

Thesis (M.A. (Hons.)) -- University of Western Sydney, Nepean, 2002. / "A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney, Nepean, as fulfilment for the degree of Master of Arts (Honours), Cultural Histories and Futures, Faculty of Humanities (Asian Studies)" Bibliography : leaves 192-217.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references.

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