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Structural Influences on Outmigrant Selectivity: A Panel Study of Three Rural Colombian Communities.
Peer reviewedWimberley, Dale W.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1989
Examines effects of agricultural and socioeconomic attributes of rural households on household members' outmigration. Uses data from 180 households surveyed in 1963 and 1971 in 3 diverse Colombian "counties." Suggests that different patterns of community structure and structural change produce different patterns of migrant selectivity.…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedFunkhouser, Edward; Ramos, Fernando A. – International Migration Review, 1993
Using figures from the 1980 Census, the importance of relative earnings and culture in the choice of immigration destination (Puerto Rico or mainland United States) for immigrants from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean is examined. Not all differences in location decision are attributable to differences in reward structure by location. (SLD)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Characteristics, Cultural Differences, Decision Making
Peer reviewedBanafunzi, Bana M. S. – Educational Studies, 1996
Profiles the refugee Bravanese community in the United Kingdom and offers recommendations for improving their education. Brava is a coastal city in Somali primarily inhabited by conservative Sufi Muslims. Describes Bravanese traditional schooling and argues for the replication of this among the refugees. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Community Characteristics, Conflict
