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Education Policies And Migration Realities: Utilizing A State Longitudinal Data System To Understand The Dynamics Of Migration Choices For College Graduates From Appalachian Kentucky, Charles E. Mcgrew
Theses and Dissertations--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
Census data indicates people with higher levels of education are leaving Appalachian Kentucky as they do in other rural areas. Aside from anecdotal information and primarily qualitative community studies, there is little quantitative evidence of the factors which may influence these migration decisions. State policies and regional efforts to increase educational attainment of people in the region have focused on producing more college degrees however may be contributing to the out-migration of those with higher levels of education. The study incorporates community level data with demographic, academic, and employment data from a cohort of 2005-06 college graduates from Appalachian Kentucky. …