Contextualising international student migration to Canada: the case of Indian Punjab youths.
The magnitude and persistence of the international student flow from the Indian Punjab to Canada over the last decade presents a compelling case for International Student Migration research, yet empirical data on this specific phenomenon is scant. We address this gap through a thematic analysis base...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 51; no. 19; pp. 5011 - 5031 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=188897249&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 188897249 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 1369183X 56F jtl: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies issn: 1369183X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Nov2025 vid: 51 iid: 19 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 188897249 10.1080/1369183X.2025.2503960 ppf: 5011 ppct: 20 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 483KB tig: atl: Contextualising international student migration to Canada: the case of Indian Punjab youths. aug: au: Sharma, Kriti Peng, Ito affil: Sociology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada su: Student mobility Immigration policy Emigration & immigration Foreign students Indians (Asians) Monetary incentives Canada Punjab sug: subj: Canada Punjab Student mobility Immigration policy Emigration & immigration Foreign students Indians (Asians) Monetary incentives keyword: agency aspirations capabilities International student migration Punjabi youth ab: The magnitude and persistence of the international student flow from the Indian Punjab to Canada over the last decade presents a compelling case for International Student Migration research, yet empirical data on this specific phenomenon is scant. We address this gap through a thematic analysis based on interviews with 34 Punjabi students aspiring for Canadian education. We investigate Punjabi student migration as the complex interplay between individual motivation and the social and territorial structures in which students are located when they decide to migrate. We apply the aspirations-capabilities framework to highlight the ways in which bounded individual agency is exercised by students within national and international policy contexts. Our analysis reveals a blurring of the line between 'migration for education' and 'education for (im)migration'. While many students sought economic benefits, they also aimed to escape Punjab for personal growth in a more 'liberal' and 'modern' society, a desire especially strong among women. At the micro level, students' perceived capabilities (e.g. part-time work, reliance on social networks), influence their real financial capabilities; at the macro level, Canada's previously permissive immigration policies made it a preferred destination. However, recent restrictive changes in immigration policy create new challenges for Punjabi students' education-migration aspirations. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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