Household Members' Migration and the Education of Children 'Left Behind': Empirical Findings from Tajikistan and Reflections for Research Practice

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Bennett, Rachel ^a   Clifford, David ^a   Falkingham, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Education; Left behind; Migration; Tajikistan

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; LIVING STANDARD; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; POPULATION MIGRATION; RESEARCH;

TAJIKISTAN;

EID: 84870065806     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1698     Document Type: Article

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