Regular and irregular international migration of parent(s): the experiences of left-behind Children in Accra and Sunyani
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2018-04-17
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School of Social Science
Abstract
This study sought to examine the extent to which international
migration of parent(s) impacts on children left-behind, with specific
reference to their educational performance. The study adopted a mix
of both quantitative and qualitative approaches through the use of
questionnaire and in-depth interviews as the main instruments of
data gathering. This study involved 227 participants and respondents
comprising 213 basic school children from both migrant and non-migrant
households, 8 basic school teachers and 6 caregivers of
children left behind in Accra and Sunyani. The ages of the children
involved in the study ranged from 10 to 16 years. The findings of the
study revealed that, in the Ghanaian context, the effects of parental
migration on children, whether desirable or undesirable depended on
other factors such as living arrangement, care and support that the
children receive, the migration status of the parent(s) other than the
mere parental separation.
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school of social sciences colloquium
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international, migration, educational performance, households