This study explored program effects on adults' well-being seven years following the implementation of a court-ordered neighborhood mobility program. Low-income black and Latino adults residing in poor, segregated neighborhoods in Yonkers, New York were randomly selected to relocate to publicly funded town-houses in middle-class neighborhoods…

Relocation, an intraorganizational geographical transfer, can be used for human resource development (HRD) because of the positive developmental effects it can induce. It is, thus, important for HRD professionals to understand the implications of relocation to ensure it is used appropriately and effectively as an HRD technique. Research on…

This article provides a practical guide, in summary form, for moving a library. The points considered are: timing of the move, consideration of the methods to be adopted, selection of a contractor, relations with contractors, preparations, preliminary work and organization of the move itself. (64 references) (Author/SJ)

In the past, American Indians were drawn to the Southwest for essentially the same economic reasons as other people. Today, most of the nearly 40,000 out-of-state Indians residing in New Mexico came for much the same reasons--employment, education, and health opportunities. (NQ)

Developed heuristic model of retirement migration process and explored model using survey data from 586 migrants to western North Carolina. Investigated five distinct groups. Findings suggest that, before people start to seriously consider or plan for retirement move, they have remote or distant visions of retired life in more attractive…

Humans are fundamentally social creatures and our social relationships depend on communication to survive. It is not surprising that communication is the most popular use of the Internet. Researchers have examined computer-mediated communication since the early 1980's, yet, the precise role of computer-mediated communication in growth,…

Over the past decade, tens of thousands of families have been relocated from public housing developments across the United States through HOPE VI redevelopment and demolition. The experiences of young people who, along with their families, are relocated from their homes are rarely given attention. In this article, the author analyzes qualitative…

Along with patterns of neo-liberal transformation spreading through Israeli higher education, a distinctive element of Israeli academe is the extent to which university staff and researchers actively or more often tacitly support the broader aims of the government and the Occupation, including its daily murders, abominations and indignities…

This report is divided into seven sections. Section one deals with the design of the study which includes the basic questions asked, the nature of the data collected in order to answer these questions, and the samples upon which the statistical analyses are performed. Sections two and three are concerned with the matter of social and economic…

This article examines the effects of geriatric relocation on mortality rates. An experimental-control model was utilized with a sample of 529 patients undergoing relocation and 453 patients not experiencing a move. (Author)

Describes the human and socioeconomic aspects of political refugee problems before and after World War II. Explains factors that caused flows of forced migration throughout the world. (Author/MK)