Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Influence of acculturation on the ambition level of second and third generation migrants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Subject The topic of the resource Acculturation; Ambition; Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Islands; Migrants Description An account of the resource Andaman and Nicobar Islands witnessed migration from 1857 during the penal settlement plan of the British Government followed by Independent migration after 1947. Government extended certain facilities to the migrants like job reservation, easy access to government jobs in the Islands, reservation for higher education etc during the 50's, 60's and 70's. Population of the Islands have now reached to an alarming level and the facilities and opportunities have shrunk down, yet people have not changed their mindset rather anything related to their ambition remain in and around the Islands only. This study aims to understand how acculturation has influenced the ambition level of the 2nd and 3rd generation migrants of the Islands. The study proposes to follow the methodology based on grounded theory. Using Theoretical sampling method, second and third generation migrants of the Islands were recruited. Individual interview sessions, lasting approximately 45 to 90 minutes were conducted with the participants to know how acculturation has impacted their ambition level. The transcripts of the interviews were thematically analysed with the help of NVivo 10. The attachment of the migrants to the Islands, their preference about education and ambition and cultural aspect were found to be the major aspects in shaping of ambition of the second and third generation migrants of the Islands. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joy B.; Gopal B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Vol-44, No. 1, pp. 144-155. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Indian Academy of Applied Psychology Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045281313&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=9927b7dbea4f883f8c44cc4a2fda5fd0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045281313&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=9927b7dbea4f883f8c44cc4a2fda5fd0</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 194247 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Joy B., Dept. of Education, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Gopal B., Dept. of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, India