Father-absence and the academic achievement of high school students

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dc.contributor.advisorMboya, Men_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNesengani, Ralintho Isaacen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-28T14:42:22Z
dc.date.available2016-03-28T14:42:22Z
dc.date.issued1991en_ZA
dc.description.abstractFather-absence, whether it be in the context of short duration or total absence, tends to provide inadequacies in the child's interaction with his/her father, leading to accompanying debilitating effects on cognitive functioning (Sutton-Smith et al, 1986). In view of the South African context father-absence economically sanctioned through migrant labour amongst Africans, manifests itself during the formative years of children's lives. For this reason this study investigates the association between migrant father-absence and children's levels of high school academic achievement. The sample of matched father-absent and -present working class children was acquired from 39 schools under the Venda State department of Education. HSRC's standardised Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) biology, English second language, and mathematics were used as data gathering instruments. 276 father-absent and -present high school (Std 10) students data was analysed. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to establish how academic achievement among students varies by family patterns and gender. Differences established between family patterns and gender on SAT raw scores of the Total Battery, mathematics, English second language and biology are reported separately. The results of the study seem to suggest that father-absence has some remarkable deleterious effects upon scholastic achievement, apparently depending upon the type of skill tested. Furthermore, another significant finding indicated among these working class African children is that father-presence tends to benefit males more than females, while father-absence detrimentally affects females more than their male counterparts.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNesengani, R. I. (1991). <i>Father-absence and the academic achievement of high school students</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18319en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNesengani, Ralintho Isaac. <i>"Father-absence and the academic achievement of high school students."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18319en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNesengani, R. 1991. Father-absence and the academic achievement of high school students. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Nesengani, Ralintho Isaac AB - Father-absence, whether it be in the context of short duration or total absence, tends to provide inadequacies in the child's interaction with his/her father, leading to accompanying debilitating effects on cognitive functioning (Sutton-Smith et al, 1986). In view of the South African context father-absence economically sanctioned through migrant labour amongst Africans, manifests itself during the formative years of children's lives. For this reason this study investigates the association between migrant father-absence and children's levels of high school academic achievement. The sample of matched father-absent and -present working class children was acquired from 39 schools under the Venda State department of Education. HSRC's standardised Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) biology, English second language, and mathematics were used as data gathering instruments. 276 father-absent and -present high school (Std 10) students data was analysed. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to establish how academic achievement among students varies by family patterns and gender. Differences established between family patterns and gender on SAT raw scores of the Total Battery, mathematics, English second language and biology are reported separately. The results of the study seem to suggest that father-absence has some remarkable deleterious effects upon scholastic achievement, apparently depending upon the type of skill tested. Furthermore, another significant finding indicated among these working class African children is that father-presence tends to benefit males more than females, while father-absence detrimentally affects females more than their male counterparts. DA - 1991 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1991 T1 - Father-absence and the academic achievement of high school students TI - Father-absence and the academic achievement of high school students UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18319 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18319
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNesengani RI. Father-absence and the academic achievement of high school students. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 1991 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18319en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherAcademic achievementen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHigh school students - South Africa - Social conditionsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherFathers - South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleFather-absence and the academic achievement of high school studentsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMEden_ZA
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