It is broadly understood that migration works in a selective nature by age and education. While educational selectivity is evidenced in Indonesia's migration profile, the interaction between education and migration is argued to vary significantly across regions and over time. This study seeks to understand migration dynamics by examining its spatial structure, timing, and progression and their relation to education-related transitions and educational attainment. Indonesia provides a unique context for studying internal migration dynamics due to its wide array of social and cultural diversity and variations in geographical settings and regional development. In this PhD mid-term seminar, I will present my findings on how educational selectivity embedded in the spatial and temporal dimensions of youth migration in Indonesia. This study is expected to extend the existing work on migration dynamics within life-course perspective by providing a more nuanced understanding on the human capital aspects of internal migration in developing countries context.

Ayumi Malamassam is a PhD candidate in School of Demography, Australian National University. Prior to her study, she has worked as a researcher at Research Center for Population, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) since 2008. Her main research interests focused on population mobility and regional development. Ayumi received a Bachelor of Science in Geography from Gadjah Mada University and graduated from Australian National University with a Master degree in Social Research.