Emigration of Fathers and Academic Performance of their Children. A Comparative Analysis of Students, who are the children of Emigrant and Local Resident Fathers

      Аннотация: Researcher conducted the study on the international migration of fathers and academic performance of their children living behind. This study was conducted in University of Gujrat (UOG) because Gujrat is the prominent area of international migration and researcher carried out this study to know the impact of international migration of fathers on the academic performance of their children living behind in the home country. To analyze the impact of international migration on the academic achievements, the researcher studied two groups of students, one whose fathers are out of country and second whose fathers are working in the home country. Total sample size of 110 respondents was taken including 55 students of each of two categories. Purposive sampling is used to select the respondents from different departments of University of Gujrat. Data is collected with the help of CRs of classes by using self administered questionnaire and then SPSS program is used to enter and analyze the data. Academic performance of both types of students was taken in percentage obtained marks in matriculation, intermediate and graduation and CGPA’s in university.

Ключевые слова: Remittances, international migration, academic performance, Psychological Behavior, Curricular Activities