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Peer reviewedMuilu, Toivo; Rusanen, Jarmo – Journal of Rural Studies, 2003
Analysis of georeferenced population data for Finland, 1970-2000, showed that rural youth, particularly rural young women, have been moving out of sparsely populated areas to growth centers and more densely populated areas in general. Interview data from young people included attitudes toward migration versus staying put, usually related to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Aspiration, Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDahlstrom, Margareta – Journal of Rural Studies, 1996
Suggests that young women migrate from rural to urban areas in northern Scandinavia because the rural "periphery" is dominated by male economic and leisure activities. A study in northern Norway indicates that more young women than young men valued higher education and highly qualified careers, both of which were more attainable in urban…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Economic Factors, Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities
