Children of Migrant Fathers: The Effects of Father Absence on Swazi Children's Preparedness for School.

Booth, Margaret Zoller

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Publication Date: 1995

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Children of Migrant Fathers: The Effects of Father Absence on Swazi Children's Preparedness for School.

Booth, Margaret Zoller

Comparative Education Review, v39 n2 p195-210 May 1995

Among 80 rural Swazi children tested upon entrance to formal schooling, those whose fathers were absent for long periods because of work migration had significantly lower scores on school readiness tests than did children with fathers at home. Results were not related to sex of child or family socioeconomic status. (SV)

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Structure, Fatherless Family, Foreign Countries, Migrant Workers, Parent Student Relationship, Rural Population, School Readiness, Sociocultural Patterns, Socioeconomic Status, Young Children

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Swaziland

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