Migrant labor in South Africa: A comparative analysis of the academic achievement of father-present and father-absent adolescents

Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 136, 1999, Pages 763-767

  Mboya, Mzobanzi M ^a   Nesengani, Ralintho I ^b  

^a VISTA UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 0033287489     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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