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Peer reviewedPong, Suet-Ling – Comparative Education Review, 1996
Uses data from the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey to examine effects of mother's divorce/separation or widowhood on Malaysian adolescents' school participation. Children (ages 15-19) of divorced or separated (but not widowed) mothers were at greater risk of leaving school than those in other family situations, regardless of individual…
Descriptors: Divorce, Dropouts, Educational Attainment, Ethnicity
Peer reviewedBooth, Margaret Zoller – Comparative Education Review, 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
Peer reviewedBooth, Margaret Zoller – Comparative Education Review, 1996
Longitudinal study of 54 rural Swazi elementary students found that a child's progression to grade 5 without grade repetition was predicted by 8 factors together: gender, preschool school-preparedness scores, father presence or absence, time and help available for homework, parent reading, child being read to at home, and regular breakfast.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Family Environment
