The migration of "human resources" from developing to developed countries can be an impediment to the developmental process of the sending nation. Students studying in the United States contribute to this problem, as large numbers of these students fail to return home when their studies finish. / This study attempted to discover the reasons that Iranian and Nigerian students studying in three Florida universities either return home or remain in the United States upon completion of their studies. Also, a model was devised to attempt to examine and predict the decision-making process of these students. / Findings of this study are: (1) The majority of Iranian students (52%) planned to stay in the United States temporarily due to mixed feelings toward the home country's situation. (2) Iranian students who planned to remain in the United States permanently (16.8%) emphasized economic and employment opportunities, and were married to American citizens. (3) Iranian students who planned to return home immediately (24.2%) when their studies are finished had high family and personal commitments at home. (4) Most Nigerian students planned to return home (70.8%) due to job guarantees at home. (5) Nigerian students who planned to remain in the United States temporarily did so because of enjoyment of the American lifestyle versus that of the home country. (6) Only one Nigerian student planned to remain in the United States permanently. His reason could not be distinguished from an analysis of the group. / Based on these findings, proper recommendations and policy implications were suggested to curb or at least reduce the number of students from both sending countries in the United States. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-07, Section: A, page: 2165. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74881 |
| Contributors | ZIAII-BIGDELI, MOHAMMAD., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 329 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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