- •Integrated Programme of Development
- •Integrated Programme of Development 1
- •Guidance in using this document
- •1.1 Introduction
- •1.2 The Research Report
- •1.3 Marking criteria
- •1.4 Using Exemplar Research Reports
- •1.4.1 Nature and Purpose
- •1.4.2 Teaching and Learning Strategies
- •2 Exemplar Research Reports
- •2.1 Report 1 (indicative of Grade a) An Investigation into Public Opinion in Kazakhstan on Changing Lifestyles in Response to Declining Biodiversity
- •Introduction
- •Context
- •Results
- •Conclusions
- •Evaluation
- •Further Research
- •10.1 Appendix 1 – Example of the Questionnaire
- •Introduction
- •If you are willing to take part in a short interview about declining biodiversity please tick the box and give your name. Thank you. [ ]
- •10.2 Appendix 2 – Unstructured Interview Checklist
- •Is enough being done generally to improve biodiversity? By individuals, businesses and local organisations, governments and internationally?
- •10.3 Results from the Questionnaire
- •10.4 Results from the Unstructured Interviews
- •2.2 Report 1 – Commentary and suggestions for improvement
- •2.3 Report 2 (indicative of Grade c) Leaving for the City An Investigation into the Reasons for Migration to Urban Areas
- •Introduction
- •Context
- •Results
- •Conclusions
- •Evaluation
- •Further Research
- •Footnotes
- •Bibliography
- •2.4 Report 2 – Commentary and suggestions for improvement
- •2.5 Report 3 (indicative of Grade e) Biodiversity in Kazakhstan
- •Introduction
- •Context
- •Results
- •Conclusions
- •Evaluation
- •Further Research
- •Bibliography
- •10. Appendices
- •10.1 Appendix 1 – Example of the Questionnaire
- •Introduction
- •2.6 Report 3 – Commentary and suggestions for improvement
Results
The internet research is summarised in the contextsection and showed that migration is increasing in all parts of the world. The reasons for migration are partly due to factors which encourage people to leave (push) and partly due to factors that encourage people to come to the new place (pull). This informed the second stage of the research and the design of the unstructured interview.
The unstructured interviews provided excellent results. The reasons for moving given by the participants are summarised in Table 3.
Table 3 – Reasons for Migration Given by Participants
Question |
Answer |
Tally - Number of Participants Giving Reason |
Reasons for Migrating |
|
6 3 3 4 2
2
1
1
1
4 |
Reasons for Moving to a City |
|
5
4
2 2 4
3
2 |
The table shows that most people migrate to improve their standard of living and to get out of poverty, usually through finding a better job or to escape unemployment. People often choose to go to cities because they offer more opportunity for work, there are relationships with people in the city and due to the general lifestyle associated with cities.
Conclusions
From the research as a whole it is possible to conclude that there are many reasons for people wanting to migrate from one country to another or within their own country. However, it is usually due to dissatisfaction with life in their original place of residence and the belief that the new location will provide better opportunities for employment and improving the quality of life.
In answer to the first research question it is possible to say that the most important reasons for migrating are to improve standards of living, employment opportunities and escape from poverty.
In answer to the second research question it is possible to say that people move to cities for the job opportunities, improved housing and because there are already family members in the city.
The reasons relating to improved life chances and quality of life were not unexpected and revealed to some extent in the United Nations statistics as well as the previous geographical research. This also reflected my own personal experience in the family. However the importance of family ties in choosing where to migrate was unexpected. A majority of participants said that family relationships were a very big factor in deciding where to move. This was discovered due to the depth of the interviews and because the participants could ‘speak for themselves’ and their responses to the questions in the interview were open and honest. The other unexpected result was the influence of environmental factors, like pollution, desertification and mining.