Father involvement in young children’s care and education in Southern Africa

Father Involvement in Young Children's Lives: A Global Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 261-278

  Chikovore, Jeremiah ^a,b   Makusha, Tawanda ^a,b,c,d,e   Richter, Linda ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Education; Fatherhood; Fathering; Masculinity; South africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893055561     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5155-2_15     Document Type: Chapter

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