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Peer reviewedEloundou-Enyegue, Parfait M.; Stokes, C. Shannon – Rural Sociology, 2002
In many African countries, rural-urban kinship ties support the education and economic mobility of rural children through fosterage into urban families. Demographic survey data from central Cameroon indicate major rural-urban differences in child fosterage relative to family characteristics and child's school performance, and show lower rural…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Business Cycles, Child Welfare
