Essays about: "education and emigration"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words education and emigration.
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1. Migration Trajectories : A case Study of High Skilled Youths in Nigeria
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Nigeria is one of the most populous countries in the world. It is considered the giant of Africa due to its population density. Nigeria has had its history of emigration more than immigration. In the 1970s, most Nigeria emigrated permanently to the Western world to further their higher education; some emigrated for better opportunities. READ MORE
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2. Holocaust Child Survivors in Sweden : Organisation and Policies for Rehabilitation of Jewish Child Survivors in Sweden, 1945-1949
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumAbstract : This Master thesis is a historical case study of the rehabilitation process of Jewish children who came to Sweden at the end of the Second World War and shortly afterwards. Using a contextual approach, this thesis addresses a lacuna in Holocaust research about rehabilitation of child survivors in the context of refugee aid provided by Sweden after the Second World War. READ MORE
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3. The employment gap between immigrants and natives - the importance of local factors
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)Abstract : Sweden has once been an emigration country, but as the years went by and as the world is in constant change, it turned into an immigration country. One of the most debated questions politically and economically is the employment gap between immigrants and natives. READ MORE
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4. Private Returns to University Studies, Educational Choices and Youth (Un)Employment: The Case of Tunisia
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The private returns to education in the Middle East and North Africa have been found to be the lowest worldwide. Considering the low monetary gains associated with university-level studies, why do Arab youth continue to invest so much in their education? Using the most recent data available, I show that the returns to university education in Tunisia are indeed very low. READ MORE
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5. The impact of having foreign-born parents on migration: A study of Swedish emigrants
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Return migration among the second generation has been a topic of interest for researchers in the last decade, but little quantitative research has been done. Identity, feelings of belonging and moving when entering a new life stage have been proposed as reasons for the second generations to move back to their ancestral home. READ MORE