1. ENGLISH MIGRANTS' EXPECTATIONS OF NEW ZEALAND.
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Brown, L. B.
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IMMIGRANTS ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,ENGLISH people - Abstract
The article presents a study that examined the expectations of English migrants in New Zealand. The migration process has three distinct yet inter-dependent phases. These are emigration in which an important feature is the actual decision to move, immigration and assimilation. The first section of the questionnaire asked for ratings of expected difference between New Zealand and England over each of 21 areas. The answers were handled in two ways. First, by weighting the ratings an evaluation of the over-all expectation of change was made, while an item analysis showed the specific areas in which changes were expected. The expectations that migrants build and in which they differ from non-migrants are fairly clearly related to their motivation patterns as these were observed in the previous study. It was shown there that the migrants seem to regard New Zealand as being the same and yet different from England; with the differences clearly related to the opportunities which they constantly expect in New Zealand. The expectations that migrants build and in which they differ from non-migrants are fairly clearly related to their motivation patterns as these were observed in the previous study. It was shown there that the migrants seem to regard New Zealand as being the same and yet different from England; with the differences clearly related to the opportunities which they constantly expect in New Zealand.
- Published
- 1961
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