Migration and children's schooling and time allocation: Evidence from El Salvador

Intemann, Zachary; Katz, Eliakim

doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.03.004

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“…One aspect of this debate addresses the influence of economic migration on left-behind children’s education outcomes. Much of this research shows beneficial associations between remittance income and school attendance, enrollment, performance, graduation rates, and reduced dropout (Acosta, 2011; Adams and Cuecuecha, 2010; Antman, 2012; Calero et al, 2009; Edwards and Ureta, 2003; Intemann and Katz, 2014; Kandel and Kao, 2001; Lu and Treiman, 2007; Yang, 2008). In contrast, a growing body of literature (Antman, 2011; Creighton et al, 2009; Halpern-Manners, 2011; Lara, 2015; McKenzie and Rapoport, 2011; Moran-Taylor, 2008b; Schmalzbauer, 2008; Smith, 2005), addresses the more harmful aspects of parental absences due to migration on education metrics (e.g., lack of motivation and/or aspiration to progress in school).…”

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Disentangling fathers’ absences from household remittances in international migration: The case of educational attainment in Guatemala

Davis

Brazil

2016

International Journal of Educational Development

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Estimating the effects of international migration on left-behind children’s educational attainment is complicated by the potential offsetting effects of fathers’ absences and household remittances. Most research has not separated these aspects of international migration on children’s human capital outcomes. We address this deficiency by using instrumental variables to isolate the effects of fathers’ international migration absences from international household remittances on student enrollment and grade progression in Guatemala. Results indicate that fathers’ absences and household international remittances are negatively related to enrollment, providing evidence for a culture of migration effect. For students who remain in school, household international remittances neutralize the harmful influence of fathers’ absences on grade progression.

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Disentangling fathers’ absences from household remittances in international migration: The case of educational attainment in Guatemala

Davis

Brazil

2016

International Journal of Educational Development

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“…Migration for employment brings about many positive changes to migrants' families. The children are able to afford better educational facilities, better housing conditions, and better social opportunities (Bryant, 2005;Dias and Jayasundere, 2004;Gheaus, 2011;Gunawardana, 2006;Intemann, 2013). Nevertheless, the social changes that are associated with maternal migration also bring forth disadvantages to the left-behind children.…”

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Sexual abuses of left-behind children of migrant women: community-perceived vulnerabilities and barriers in prevention

Senaratna

2015

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe hitherto unexplored issues related to sexual abuse of left-behind children of migrant women in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach – This qualitative study was conducted in high labour-sending districts. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with school teachers, community youth groups and members of civil organisations, and semi-structured interviews (SSIs) were conducted with community leaders, religious leaders, social workers, and primary healthcare workers. Data were analysed using content analysis, and emerging themes were mapped. Findings – Community members reported that sexual abuses of migrant women’s children, although not uncommon, are scarcely notified due to societal and institutional factors. They have a high awareness on types of sexual abuses faced by migrants’ children, extent of such abuses, and physical, emotional, and social complications of such abuses. They also reported factors that increase these children’s vulnerability to abuse. Role perceived to be played by state and non-state social institutions and authorised personnel in protecting children is inadequate, leading to low reporting and community cooperation. Practical implications – High community awareness found provides a good platform to launch culturally sensitive child protection interventions. Social implications – Findings of barriers and opportunities indicate that effective policy instruments and cogent and functional programmes interlinking all stakeholder-institutions are required to protect migrant women’s children. Originality/value – This study provided first in-depth exploration of issues related to sexual abuses of migrant women’s children in Sri Lanka and possible opportunities for community-based interventions.

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“…On the one hand, benefits accrue from families’ increased economic well-being, and these benefits, in turn, lead to human capital gains (Nobles 2011). Left-behind children complete more years of schooling and enter the workforce later in life (Koska et al 2013; Intemann and Katz 2014). Remittances provide access to quality schools and private coaching (Sarma and Parinduri 2016), generating better educational outcomes for left-behind children (Hugo and Ukwatta 2010; Arif et al 2018).…”

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“…Being away from parents can lead to behavioral and emotional issues that negatively impact children’s ability to learn and perform well scholastically (Hugo and Ukwatta 2010; Su et al 2013; Liang, Wang, and Rui 2016). Moreover, the environment in such homes may not be conducive for studying if children must take on additional household responsibilities that take time and energy away from school-related activities (Kuhn 2006; Antman 2011; Meyerhoefer and Chen 2011; Intemann and Katz 2014; Jamil 2017).…”

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“…The global body of research on families and migration relies on a wide variety of definitions of parental migration and varies in its ability to estimate migration duration. Several studies rely on contemporaneous measures of migration (e.g., Wen and Lin 2012; Intemann and Katz 2014); however, others employ more comprehensive measures of duration. For instance, Bennett, Clifford, and Falkingham (2013) distinguish between short-term (household members working abroad for 1–5 months in the previous year), medium-term (working abroad for 6–11 months in the previous year), and long-term (working abroad for a continuous period of at least 12 months) migration.…”

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Fathers’ Migration and Academic Achievement among Left-behind Children in India: Evidence of Continuity and Change in Gender Preferences

Vikram

2021

International Migration Review

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This article examines the link between paternal migration and children’s arithmetic and reading achievement, using the 2005 and 2012 waves of the national India Human Development Survey (IHDS). Additionally, it investigates if fathers’ migration is associated with increased investments in children’s education and time spent on educational activities. Using propensity score matching, this article finds that fathers’ current and long-term migration, defined as being a migrant in both IHDS waves, is positively associated with children’s education. However, the benefits of paternal migration are experienced more frequently by sons than by daughters. Sons of migrant fathers demonstrate higher reading and arithmetic achievement, benefit from higher education expenditure, and spend more time on educational activities than sons of non-migrant fathers. Daughters of migrant fathers exhibit higher reading skills and receive higher investments in education but are no different from daughters of non-migrant fathers in time spent on educational activities and arithmetic achievement. These results suggest a gendered process at play in remittance utilization, with sons experiencing a more robust remittance effect. Nevertheless, it is promising to note that daughters also gain from the economic and social remittances received by left-behind families in a modernizing India.

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Migration and children's schooling and time allocation: Evidence from El Salvador

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Disentangling fathers’ absences from household remittances in international migration: The case of educational attainment in Guatemala

Disentangling fathers’ absences from household remittances in international migration: The case of educational attainment in Guatemala

Sexual abuses of left-behind children of migrant women: community-perceived vulnerabilities and barriers in prevention

Fathers’ Migration and Academic Achievement among Left-behind Children in India: Evidence of Continuity and Change in Gender Preferences

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