NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Martyn, Howard Lorne – International Education Studies, 2019
This paper examines Indonesian migrant domestic workers' contentment with their sojourn in Hong Kong and factors that inhibit contentment. These factors largely consist of inadequate pre-departure training in Indonesia or training that emphasizes subservience rather than assertiveness, as well as oppressive work environments, underpayment and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Migrant Workers, Housework, Power Structure
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Abdulfattah, Azza Khalil; Badawood, Asma Saeid – International Education Studies, 2017
The current study aims to verify the impact of children's secure attachment to their mothers on their mastery motivation in the light of the dependence on domestic workers' phenomenon in the Saudi society. To achieve the goals of the study, a random sample of Saudi children was selected from Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia, whose favorable economic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attachment Behavior, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Njie, Haddy; Manion, Caroline; Badjie, Musukuta – International Education Studies, 2015
Like many countries in the developing world gender inequity remains a staggering problem in The Gambia, particularly at the secondary school level. In this study, we focus on the relationship between girls' education and heavy domestic workloads, herein referred to as girls' familial responsibilities. We explore this topic in relation not only to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Females, Sex Fairness