The impact of parental availability on Swazi students' school achievement: A nine year longitudinal study

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-274

  Booth, Margaret Zoller ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Comparative education; Cross cultural psychology; Father absence; Gender; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

SWAZILAND;

EID: 0038364077     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(02)00051-2     Document Type: Article

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