This study is a pioneer effort to comparatively examine how the life satisfaction of children is influenced by their experiences of migration and by their interactions with parents in two geographical contexts: Ghana and China.
The authors of this study use data from surveys in three countries to document the frequency and variability of intensive, engaged transnational parenting in the diverse global regions of Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
This paper aims to fill a knowledge gap by comparing transnational and nontransnational African families with parents living in Europe to understand their different family structures.
In this article, differential individual and family needs are explored in a sample of children whose case has been substantiated by Child Protection Services.
This brief reference surveys the national policy of three representative African countries on the legal guardianship of children who are without parents or families.
This chapter looks at what the international law instruments recommend regarding the appointment of legal guardians. It provides an audit of the instruments which are applicable to the regulation of the appointment of legal guardians for children both at the global and regional levels.
The researchers in this study conducted formative research on mental health issues and HIV/STI risk behavior in Kasarani, a large slum in Nairobi, to guide the development of future interventions.
This study analyzes the opinions of foster families and social workers regarding the benefits and problems associated with contact visits.
In this paper, the authors examine the reunification patterns of children left‐behind by parents who migrated to France and Spain in order to understand whether children from standard two‐parent families differ in their chances of joining their migrant parents in the destination country compared to children in non‐standard families (single parent and blended families), as well as the potential role of immigration policies on these chances.
