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Rye, Johan Fredrik; Andrzejewska, Joanna – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
Since the 2004 EU enlargement established one European common labour market, a large number of Eastern Europeans have taken up seasonal employment as hired farm workers in Norwegian agriculture. Much attention in the public has been given to the potential for "social dumping" of these migrating workers, as they are considered prone to…
Descriptors: Wages, Seasonal Employment, Economically Disadvantaged, Labor Market
Cavanagh, Sean; Singh, Arati; Levine, Pamela – Academy for Educational Development, 2010
For over four decades, the federal Head Start program has provided millions of young children from impoverished backgrounds with access to early childhood education and basic health services. By some important measures, Head Start has helped put children on the path to academic and economic success. Teachers in the Head Start program play a…
Descriptors: Expertise, Credentials, Preschool Education, American Indians
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Hanson, Jayde; Bell, Martin – Journal of Rural Studies, 2007
Against a background of declining employment in agriculture, a mobile workforce plays a crucial role in meeting seasonal labour demand in Australia. The dynamics of this labour force have received surprisingly little attention. We situate seasonal migration within the rising diversity of present-day mobility, and capture images of its early…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Role, Labor Demands, Foreign Countries
National Archives and Records Administration, 2008
The Secretary amends the regulations governing the Migrant Education Program (MEP) administered under Part C of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). These final regulations adjust the base amounts of the MEP Basic State Formula grant allocations for fiscal year (FY) 2006 and subsequent years (as well…
Descriptors: Migrant Education, Academic Achievement, Federal Regulation, Grants