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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"push-pull theory"”.
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Headed for the Heartland: Decision-making Factors for International Students to Attend Rural and Suburban Community College in Illinois
… framework encompassing world culture theory, push-pull theory, and cognitive decision making theory. Using a qualitative case study design, thirteen international students from four different Illinois community colleges were interviewed. Study participants were selected from the four …
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Stress amongst medical doctors in the Western Cape
… and can be explained and addressed by the push-pull theory of migration. Investigations were conducted to identify the reasons for doctors leaving the country. The significant push factors that were identified as most frequently noted in investigations were poor remuneration and wages, lack …
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Internal migration, remittances and welfare impacts : a case study in Dormaa Municipality, Ghana
… The findings were analysed largely based on the Push-Pull theory and New Economics of Labour Migration Theory. The findings of the study indicate that an overwhelming majority of migrant households reported an improved welfare as a result of having a migrant in their household who have moved away …
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What predicts whether foreign doctorate recipients from U.S. institutions stay in the United States
… and sending countries. This study uses the push-pull theory of international migration with an economic perspective as a lens to understand individuals' decisions to stay in the United States. Approximately 81% of the study sample decided to stay in the United States after they earned their …
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International postgraduate students and their reasons for choosing to study at public universities in Perth, Western Australia
… decision-making theories, most importantly the Push-Pull Theory of international student decision-making to test the applicability of a generalised model of international student flows on the local market. Data sources included international postgraduate students who are currently or have …
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A settlement-level perspective of the spatial relationship between economic performance and population change in South Africa between 2001 and 2011
… often considered to be intrinsically linked. The push–pull theory of migration, which still tends to dominate gravity-based migration modelling as well as academic thinking, is grounded on the assumption that migration is a functional and inevitable outcome of spatial inequality. Economic drivers …
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UNDERSTANDING WHY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT APPLICANTS CHOOSE A PUBLIC FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION
… diversifying knowledge and research. Studies on push and pull factors reflect reasons why international students have decided to go abroad. Factors range from lack of access at home institutions for various programs to the desire to learn about Western culture. Seeing as the population of these …