The Census of Jamaica conducted in 1982 is the most recent survey of internal migration in Jamaica. To determine the sociological, psychological, and anthropological factors which influence the educational adaptation of children moving from rural zones to urban environments in Jamaica, this census and additional interviews with children in five primary-level schools in the City of Kingston were used. The study concludes that children who migrate into Kingston usually do so between the ages of five and ten. Migration, in Jamaica, has been traditional since the 1930s. It also has some psychological trauma associated with it. The life-style that motivates migration is often replicated in the city with its density of migrants from the countryside. Educators have the power and responsibility to help migrant children adjust to the urban environment. (BZ)