African students in Stavanger : Everyday life and migratory projects
Master thesis
Permanent lenke
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/185872Utgivelsesdato
2013Metadata
Vis full innførselSamlinger
- Studentoppgaver (HF-IGIS) [1089]
Sammendrag
This thesis is a sociological account of students’ experiences of living abroad. Using the
case of African students in Stavanger it describes their daily life, in connection with their
migratory projects. Based on the postulate that moving is an endless process, the research
analyses the factors influencing decisions that lead to the adjustment of the mobility
trajectory. This thesis also exposes the strategies adopted by African students in order to
achieve their mobility schemes.
The research also deals with African students’ daily activities, their night life and the
adaptation challenges they experience. As daily activities include economic activities, the
thesis focuses on the economic dimension of African students’ migratory projects and
critically examines the role of migrant networks in the process of job seeking.
The methodological approach adopted was essentially qualitative and information
presented along the thesis was collected from a sample of twelve people through interviews.
Methods of data collection also included informal conversations and direct observations.
Content analysis has been used for the exploitation of field material.
Beskrivelse
Master's thesis in Migration and Intercultural Relations