Essays about: "immigrant Motivational Factors"

Found 4 essays containing the words immigrant Motivational Factors.

  1. 1. Political Participation of non-EU immigrants : Decoding Immigrants’ Electoral Involvement in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Theresa Marklund; [2024]
    Keywords : Political participation; non-EU immigrant; CVM; motivation; resources; networks;

    Abstract : This paper studies the political participation (electoral) among non-EU immigrants in Sweden, via various socio-demographic, motivational, and relational factors. The theoretical frame is based on Verba et al.'s Civic Voluntarism model and previous research. READ MORE

  3. 2. Motivation to study English as a foreign language : A comparative study of the motivation to study EFL in newly arrived immigrant students and their Swedish-born peers

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för lärarutbildning

    Author : My Gustafsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Motivation; EFL; newly arrived students; integrative; instrumental; L2 Motivational Self System;

    Abstract : English as a foreign language (EFL) is considered one of the most important subjects within the Swedish school system, and a passing grade is crucial for students’ graduation from secondary school. However, many schools have found that this English requirement proves a challenge for some newly arrived teenagers. READ MORE

  4. 3. Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Why Immigrants choose to become self-employed? : A Qualitative study of South and Southeast Asian Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Umea City

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE)

    Author : Utsav Sinnya; Nipesh Parajuli; [2012]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurship; Immigrant Entrepreneurs; Self-Employment; Determinants of Self-Employment; Cultural Identity; Family Business Groups;

    Abstract : After going through the literature on entrepreneurship we found that very little studies have been done whether culture and family business traditions influence the decisions of entrepreneurship. Most people from the South and Southeast Asia had cultural and family business backgrounds. READ MORE

  5. 4. Business ownership as a solution to unemployment : A case study of self-employed immigrants in Jonkoping municipality

    University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Quang Luong; Kamal Mohammed; Ruta Rutkauskaite; [2007]
    Keywords : Ethnic Entrepreneurship; Self-employed; Immigrants; Motivational Factors; Sweden; Jönköping;

    Abstract : The issue of unemployment among immigrants in Sweden started from 1980s when a large amount of immigrants had no access to the labour market (Sördersten, 2004). Many foreign born citizens who could not find any jobs have to live on social welfare. Some of them have found a way to solve their unemployment by becoming self-employed. READ MORE