International Migration of Father and Academic Performance of Children Left Behind: A Case Study of Dir Lower

Abstract

Migration is global phenomenon. People migrate from one place to other for various reasons such as war, or climate change or similarly for better job opportunities. Many Pakistani Labour people works in the Arab states of Persian Gulf, leaving their families behind. We consider the consequences for their children education, such as absenteeism, lack of participation in the class activities and unsatisfactory grades in subjects like mathematics, science and English. In absence of proper check and balance, labour migrants children prefer gaming over giving more attention to their studies. It is evident from the study that emigration of father has significant impact on leaning abilities and level of concentration in class. In this context, it is evident that stress is major factor which hinders the learning abilities of children of emigrant fathers. It is evident that father emigration is responsible for poor performance in the school. The academic performance such as test performance of children remain poor whose father work abroad particularly, in subjects such as mathematics, science and English.