Onwards or homewards? Complex graduate migration pathways, well-being, and the 'parental safety net'

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 738-755

  Sage, Joanna ^a   Evandrou, Maria ^a   Falkingham, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graduates; Internal migration; Student migration; UK; Well being

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INTERNAL MIGRATION; RETURN MIGRATION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84885086176     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1793     Document Type: Article

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